Re: another user for system tasks?

2009-03-03 Thread Andy Kurth
In working on the API for block reservations (VCL-78), I've realized there needs to be an owner for any block reservations created via the API. Additionally, when the backend uses the API to process an existing block reservation, it will need to use some userid to authenticate. Should we crea

Re: another user for system tasks?

2009-03-03 Thread Aaron Peeler
From the backend - it would not be difficult at all to update vclreload to a generic vcl system user for doing such tasks. Right now the vclreload account is only used in two places. Once blockrequest.pm gets updated, it should only be in one location which is utils.pm insert_reload_request

RE: VCL, is this name kosher?

2009-03-03 Thread sam averitt
Matt, Question: Suppose the project name became CloudMaker. Would it not be permissible to call the NC State cloud, NCSU CloudMaker or NC State's CloudMaker? So what you are saying is that it doesn't matter what the name, either formal or common, AFS rules require a different name? Among other mo