Re: zfs list and non-root user
Hi, even if the zfs module is loaded I get the error message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ kldstat | grep zfs 71 0xfcc1c000 80ee8zfs.ko [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ zfs list internal error: failed to initialize ZFS library Anyway thx for the info.. At least now I know why it should not work ;-) bye Norman 2008/5/29 Pawel Jakub Dawidek [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 01:41:28PM -0500, Mark Kane wrote: On Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 15:13:16 +0200, Norman Maurer wrote: Hi all, is it normal that I can't do a 'zfs list' ( for example ) as non-root user ? $ zfs list internal error: failed to initialize ZFS library I think there is really a use case for use some zfs commands as non-root user.. Thx Norman Hi. One way to do this as a non-root user is to add the account to the operator group. This is what I do on my personal desktop machine and it has worked fine, but I understand that may not be best in all cases. You might also try changing the permissions on /dev/zfs. I don't do this method and I'm not sure if it's a proper way, but from trying it very briefly it seems to work correctly with the user not in the operator group. In Solaris anyone can open /dev/zfs and the kernel side of ZFS decides if the user has permission to perform some action or not. In FreeBSD we try to be more careful for now, but it will change soon, once we import delegated administration functionality. Although... The error above (failed to initialize ZFS library) most likely means that zfs.ko module wasn't loaded. zfs(8) tries to do that automatically, but of course it will only succeed if we are root. In this case zfs.ko has to be manually loaded by root and then members of operator group can use zfs(8) command. -- Pawel Jakub Dawidek http://www.wheel.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer Am I Evil? Yes, I Am! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: zfs list and non-root user
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 01:41:28PM -0500, Mark Kane wrote: On Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 15:13:16 +0200, Norman Maurer wrote: Hi all, is it normal that I can't do a 'zfs list' ( for example ) as non-root user ? $ zfs list internal error: failed to initialize ZFS library I think there is really a use case for use some zfs commands as non-root user.. Thx Norman Hi. One way to do this as a non-root user is to add the account to the operator group. This is what I do on my personal desktop machine and it has worked fine, but I understand that may not be best in all cases. You might also try changing the permissions on /dev/zfs. I don't do this method and I'm not sure if it's a proper way, but from trying it very briefly it seems to work correctly with the user not in the operator group. In Solaris anyone can open /dev/zfs and the kernel side of ZFS decides if the user has permission to perform some action or not. In FreeBSD we try to be more careful for now, but it will change soon, once we import delegated administration functionality. Although... The error above (failed to initialize ZFS library) most likely means that zfs.ko module wasn't loaded. zfs(8) tries to do that automatically, but of course it will only succeed if we are root. In this case zfs.ko has to be manually loaded by root and then members of operator group can use zfs(8) command. -- Pawel Jakub Dawidek http://www.wheel.pl [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer Am I Evil? Yes, I Am! pgpFjNMczD1Yo.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: zfs list and non-root user
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 15:13:16 +0200, Norman Maurer wrote: Hi all, is it normal that I can't do a 'zfs list' ( for example ) as non-root user ? $ zfs list internal error: failed to initialize ZFS library I think there is really a use case for use some zfs commands as non-root user.. Thx Norman Hi. One way to do this as a non-root user is to add the account to the operator group. This is what I do on my personal desktop machine and it has worked fine, but I understand that may not be best in all cases. You might also try changing the permissions on /dev/zfs. I don't do this method and I'm not sure if it's a proper way, but from trying it very briefly it seems to work correctly with the user not in the operator group. Hope that helps, -Mark -- Internet Radio: Party107 (Trance/Electronic) - http://www.party107.com Rock 101.9 The Edge (Rock) - http://www.rock1019.net IRC: MIXXnet IRC Network - irc.mixxnet.net (Nick: MIXX941) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
