From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 15:36:35 -0400
From: Steve Kotsopoulos steve@ecf.toronto.edu
Subject: Unix as file server
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> Two things I would have liked to know before setting up a unix machine
> as a plan9 file server:
> - When renaming the files after the cdrom read, find, sed, join, sed,
> sort the file of mv commands in reverse lexicographic order to
> rename the directories *after* renaming the files they contain.
> - When setting your ~plan9/etc/passwd file, translate the ~adm/users
> file to /etc/passwd format *but_don't* give the uid 0 to the none user.

If you have a pc with a cdrom, it's better to follow the instructions 
I posted here about a month ago, also available at
	http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/plan9/info/u9fs

> Now I would like to know how to use 9auth to perform authentification.
> Any pointer would be appreciated.

see http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/plan9/info/u9fs for a patch to ip.cc and
http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/plan9/info/unixauth for a Unix-based auth server

I've collected 9fans messages and some of my notes at
http://www.ecf.toronto.edu/plan9/info/