On Nov 28, 2007 11:03 PM, Russ Allbery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Jason Edgecombe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > chapter1:
> >     * about upgrading OS:
> >         **Should the namei fileserver be mentioned? Is namei the
> > recommended way?
>
> inode is still recommended for Solaris.  namei is recommended in all other
> cases, and generally is the only possible method.
>

Actually, inode also still works on HPUX 11 and IRIX 6.5, and we only do
inode builds for IRIX.

>
> > chapter 2:
> >   * getting started on solaris:
> >         ** it still mentions copying files from cd-rom (grep for
> "CD-ROM")
>
> Yeah, this needs to get fixed throughout the manual, replaced with
> instructions about how to start from the downloaded binary build or to
> build from source.
>
> >         **only mentions solaris 7, it should mention 8, 9 &
> > 10/opensolaris or just say 7 & later versions
>
> Yup.
>
> >        ** about fsck: does solaris use inode, namei or both? Is
> > clarification needed?
>
> Solaris can use either, so yes, clarification is needed.  I'm fairly sure
> you don't need the custom fsck if you use namei.
>

Correct.

>
> > "The entry for AFS server processes, called either *afs* or
> > *afs//cell/*. No user logs in under this identity, but it is used to
> > encrypt the server tickets that granted to AFS clients for presentation
> > to server processes during mutual authentication."
> >
> > should that be "...that are granted to AFS clients..."?
>
> Yup.
>
> The source for this is in DocBook in the OpenAFS CVS head, and patches are
> certainly welcome.
>
>

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