Coda File System

Re: cfs operations authorization?

From: Ivan Popov <pin_at_math.chalmers.se>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 23:26:52 +0200 (MET DST)
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Jan Harkes wrote:

> primaryuser=<uid> option in venus.conf and if that doesn't exist whoever
> is logged in /dev/console or /dev/tty0 (or was that tty1?)

Ok.

> But a whole lot are probably not adequately secured. Commands like cfs
> disconnect and cfs reconnect really work at the wrong level (they filter

I read it as any user being able to disconnect the whole client?

> > I am concerned about multiuser machines with users (un)consciously
> > breaking things for other users.
>
> That is still possible, best strategy right now is probably to have a
> 2x4 as a backup measure.

I am going to hide cfs from the users! And make venus reinit at any
problem :-)

Thanks Jan!
--
Ivan
Received on 2002-10-21 17:28:16