The fix we found for this problem was to modify the info script to start info
differently. The info script (/usr/bin/info) calls a program
/usr/lpp/info/bin/startinfo to fire up the program using infod and all that.
If you change this script to run /usr/lpp/info/bin/info_gr instead, apparently
infod is not used...at least you do not have the authentication problems you
had before. You can just run /usr/lpp/info/bin/info_gr from the command line
if you want to test it before modifying /usr/bin/info.
o< - robin
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Robin DeJarnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] (415)694-3068
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Juergen Blattner) writes:
> |>
> |> Hi there,
> |>
> |> I fear the info explorer is a bit picky on one of our
> |> users. If that guy calls info, he gets the answer:
> |>
> |> "libraries not found!"
>
> At 3.2.5 the info explorer daemon seems to require write access to directory 'info'
> in the user's home directory. This is a real pain in an AFS environment because
> infod does not authenticate, therefore I have to give write access to the
> IP address principal for the host. This allows anyone on the host to write
> to this user's 'info' directory.
>
> All this to enable a product of dubious utility.
>
> Any better ideas?
>
> --
> |Rick Cochran 607-255-7223|
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