I am having a few problems getting this going. I have a PC that I
have just installed Plan 9 on using a CD image I downloaded on May
5th. Since I want to connect to it from my Mac using drawterm, I
assume that I need to boot the Plan 9 box as a cpu/auth/file server.
Following the instructions on
http://plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/
Configuring_a_Standalone_CPU_Server/index.html
is not working too well for me.
Here are the steps I have gone through. I have booted the system
and logged in as kim. When i created user kim, I added myself to
the sys group.
term% cd /rc/bin
term% ed cpurc
The contents on cpurc don't seem to aggree 100% with the instructions,
but I think I figured out what needed to be done.
term% con /srv/fscons
prompt: uname bootes bootes
prompt: fsys main
main: create /active/cron/bootes bootes bootes d775
main: create /active/sys/log/cron bootes bootes a664
main: ctl-\>>> q
The instructions don't say anything about ctl-\ and q but I assume
that that is the correct thing to type.
term% auth/keyfs
bad nvram key
bad authentication id
bad authentication domain
can't read /dev/key, please enter machine key
Password: alongpassword
Confirm password: alongpassword
term% cd /lib/ndb
term% ed auth
I add the lines:
hostid=bootes
uid=!sys uid=!adm uid=*
At this point, the instructions tell you to copy 9pccpuf to /n/fat
but there is no 9pccpuf. I read the instructions on building a
kernel. I reboot the system and log in as user sys.
% cd /sys/src/9/pc
% mk 'CONF=pccpuf'
/tmp/mkarg000095: '/tmp/mkarg000095' permission denied
We can't create the tmp file because /tmp is owned by sys:sys and
the permissions are 555. What is the point of having a tmp
directory that nobody can write to?
% chmod 755 /tmp
% mk 'CONF=pccpuf'
Looks like everything worked. I reboot and log in as kim.
term% 9fat:
term% cp /sys/src/9/pc/9pccpuf /n/9fat/
term% cd /n/9fat
term% ed plan9.ini
term% echo blahblahblah >/dev/sdC0/nvram
I make the changes in the instructions including the startup menu
so I can choose the kernel to boot. I then reboot and choose the
9pccpuf kernel.
root is from (tcp, il, local)[local!#S/sdC0/fossil]: hit enter
bad nvram key
bad authentication id
bad authentication domain
authid: bootes
authdom: tinker.com
secstore key: someotherlongpassword
password: adifferentpassword
time...
venti...fossil(#S/sdC0/fossil)...version...time...
mv: can't create /rc/bin/service.auth/il566: '/rc/bin/
service.auth/il566' permission denied
mv: can't create /rc/bin/service.auth/tcp567: '/rc/bin/
service.auth/tcp567' permission denied
mv: can't stat /rc/bin/service/il566: '/rc/bin/service/il566'
does not exist
mv: can't stat /rc/bin/service/tcp567: '/rc/bin/service/tcp567'
does not exist
init: starting /bin/rc
vh#
I look at the permissions for /rc/bin/service.auth. It is also
owned by sys:sys and the permissions are 755. I assume I am
running as bootes.
vh# who
bootes
none
Since bootes is not allowed to assume the uid of sys and the
service.auth directory is owned by sys, how is cpurc supposed
to be able to copy il566 and tcp567 into it?
Continuing on...
vh# auth/changeuser bootes
Password: adifferentpassword
Confirm password: adifferentpassword
assign Inferno/POP secret? (y/n) n
Expiration date (YYYYMMDD or never)[return = never]: hit enter
Post id: hit enter
User's full name: bootes on vh
Department #: hit enter
User's email address: hit enter
Sponsor's email address: hit enter
changeuser: can't open /adm/keys.who
vh#
OK. It looks like things aren't working too well. Time to ask
for guidance again.
Once again, thanks for any assistance.
Kim
