Access NFS share from Java program

Question

I'd like to read some data from an NFS share from my Java program. I'd need the program to authenticate to the NFS server first, then do the I/O. (Requiring the NFS share to be previously mounted is not acceptable.)

So, I'd like the functionality that's provided by this library: http://jcifs.samba.org/ , except for NFS instead of CIFS. Is such a thing built into Java already, or do I need a third-party library?

I'm also interested in whether this can be done in Perl, Python, or Ruby. But mostly Java.

Answer 1

I am the author of the NFS client in Java mentioned above. Sorry for such a late reply. I still have a copy lying around even though I am not sure whether it is compatible with Java 1.4+. I can work on it if there is real interest.

Answer 2

There is a library called yaNFS that is a port of webnfs source. I haven't tried it myself, but it looks like it can be something for you http://java.net/projects/yanfs