On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 09:13:07PM +0000, g4sra via Dng wrote: > > Just pulled this kernel commit... > > commit 7d6beb71da3cc033649d641e1e608713b8220290 > Merge: aa8e3291729f f69e8091c4a2 > Author: Linus Torvalds <torva...@linux-foundation.org> > Date: Tue Feb 23 13:39:45 2021 -0800 > > <snip> > > - Idmapped mounts make it possible to easily share files between > multiple users or multiple machines especially in complex > scenarios. For example, idmapped mounts will be used in the > implementation of portable home directories in > systemd-homed.service(8) where they allow users to move their > home > directory to an external storage device and use it on multiple > computers where they are assigned different uids and gids. This > effectively makes it possible to assign random uids and gids at > login time. > > > <snip> > > I remember the question regarding implementation of migratory home > directories raising it's head in the past. We now have the answer.
Let me hopw NFS will use that technique. It squashes root. I'd like it to reassign UIDs too. -- hendrik _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
