Re: [9fans] p9 file server (npfs) w/ authentication fromheterogenous systems

[Jakob Praher]

Hi eric,

see my other post. I think I am open to any kind of mapping that works for me.
I have no problem setting up a plan9 like authentication scenario, since I 
have only a couple of users in my scenario. Some pointers are greatly 
appreciated. 

thanks
Jakob


Eric Van Hensbergen eri...@gmail.com schrieb:
 
 It sounded more like he wanted a UNIX based auth server, perhaps I misread.
 
   -eric
 
 
 On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Steve Simon st...@quintile.net wrote:
 Authentication isn't
 currently supported by any of the UNIX servers (to my knowledge).

 Maybe it doesn't count in your eyes, but I use u9fs to serve
 unix filesystems to plan9 - it supports authenticiation.

 -Steve


 
 
 

Re: [9fans] p9 file server (npfs) w/ authentication fromheterogenous systems

[Eric Van Hensbergen]

On Jan 25, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Jakob Praher j...@hapra.at wrote:


Hi,


Eric Van Hensbergen eri...@gmail.com schrieb:


On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Jakob Praher j...@hapra.at wrote:



(I know of) which support the UNIX extensions (for things like UID
mapping, etc.)
There is a comprehensive list: http://9p.cat-v.org/implementations

I am currently on MacOS X and Linux. I thought that npfs is a  
successor of

v9fs?


No, v9fs is the kernel 9p client.  Npfs contains user space clients  
and servers.




I have now also installed u9fs which is part of the Plan 9 iso. This
seams to be a complete Unix file system exporting solution for  
accesing

remote file systems from Plan 9.


It is functional, but single threaded and synchronous.


My question is if I use the Plan9 in user
space port on the client side it would be theoretically possible to  
use
the u9fs from non native Plan9 machines too?. What are the main  
problems I

am running into if I do it this way?



No problems per say, but as the auth server hasn't been ported to p9p  
you'll have to run a native plan 9 auth server or 9vx.


-eric