Re: [9fans] p9p/linux factotum port

2008-05-07 Thread Enrico Weigelt
* Ashwin Ganti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The device driver is in:http://gsoc.cat-v.org/hg/lincapdevice/ The authentication server port is in: http://gsoc.cat-v.org/hg/p9pauthsrv/ Great, I'll have a look at it :) My decision for the *uid files (instead of cap devices) was because: a) more

[9fans] p9p/linux factotum port

2008-05-06 Thread Enrico Weigelt
Hi folks, is anyone already working on an factotum port to p9p or native Linux ? I've just wrote a patch to Linux kernel which allows changing another process' privileges (uid, etc). The /dev/caphash and /dev/capuse devices (IMHO) can be simulated from userspace. cu --

Re: [9fans] p9p/linux factotum port

2008-05-06 Thread Brian L. Stuart
is anyone already working on an factotum port to p9p or native Linux ? P9P already has factotum. BLS

Re: [9fans] p9p/linux factotum port

2008-05-06 Thread a
// is anyone already working on an factotum port to p9p or native Linux ? wait, what? : sh;ls -l /9/bin/factotum -rwxr-xr-x 1 anthony admin 312148 Mar 1 13:23 /9/bin/factotum // I've just wrote a patch to Linux kernel which allows changing // another process' privileges (uid, etc). is

Re: [9fans] p9p/linux factotum port

2008-05-06 Thread erik quanstrom
Any particular (security?) reason for not having a PAM-aware factotum or is it just lack of interest? if i understand p9p correctly, it's object is to get along with the system, not replace bits of it.