Re: [9fans] adding a new user

Re: [9fans] adding a new user

[andrey mirtchovski]

the fossilcons man page contain all information about new users.
depending on installation you may need to create some extra
directories (apart from /usr/newuser, which fossil will create if you
don't tell it not to).  on ucalgary i always forget to create
/mail/box/newuser and /cron/newuser so there's this script i use,
which has the potential to turn into a basic plan9 command if i write
the man page for it:

home% cat /bin/adduser
#!/bin/rc

rfork e

switch( $#*) {
	case 1
		newuser=$1
	case *
		{
			echo 'usage: '^$0^' username'
			exit usage
		}
}


echo 'echo uname '^$newuser $newuser^' >> /srv/fscons'
echo 'echo create /active/mail/box/'^$user $user^' upas d775 >> /srv/fscons'
echo 'echo create /active/cron/'^$user $user $user^' d775 >> /srv/fscons'
home%

it works like 'kill' -- suggesting the command for creating a new
user.  if there's anything extra i can edit the commands in place
before sending them to rc:

home% adduser f2f
echo uname f2f f2f >> /srv/fscons
echo create /active/mail/box/andrey andrey upas d775 >> /srv/fscons
echo create /active/cron/andrey andrey andrey d775 >> /srv/fscons
home%

works only as the fossilcons owner :)

andrey

[9fans] adding a new user

[David Caplan]

Hello,

  I'm quite new to plan9, and I've just installed it on a laptop. Could
  somebody tell me how to add new users? or maybe point me to a man page?

  Also, has anybody installed p9 on a laptop with the Ati Rage Lt Pro
  video card? If so, which video driver are you using?

  Thanks,
    - David

--
David Caplan <david at david.ath.cx>
Key fingerprint: B586 07D3 6EC0 EB36 6866  18C8 79B3 3A94 5898 39A0

[9fans] dvd decoding/playing

[Charles Forsyth]

does anyone know how powerful an x86 i'd need to do
dvd decoding and playing with a good bit of spare capacity?
i was hoping to use (perhaps) EPIA 800 but i wondered if anyone actually
knew, before i went ahead and bought one.  actually, i was hoping
to use a non-x86 but i get the impression that might be more
expensive and less practical.

i tried a google search but i didn't find the right words.

Re: [9fans] dvd decoding/playing

[Philippe Anel]

At 11:17 27/02/04, you wrote:
>does anyone know how powerful an x86 i'd need to do
>dvd decoding and playing with a good bit of spare capacity?
>i was hoping to use (perhaps) EPIA 800 but i wondered if anyone actually
>knew, before i went ahead and bought one.  actually, i was hoping
>to use a non-x86 but i get the impression that might be more
>expensive and less practical.
>
>i tried a google search but i didn't find the right words.

I can play a DVD under FreeBSD with my P3-450MHz. So I thing it would work
with the EPIA 800 proc too. However, it seems the EPIA 800 has very slow
floating point unit.
If you want to play the DVD with Plan9, I also suggest you to implement
the overlay part of your video driver.

         Philippe,

http://libmpeg2.sourceforge.net/
http://liba52.sourceforge.net/

Re: [9fans] dvd decoding/playing

[andrey mirtchovski]

I've done it with a celeron 900 (T23) running FreeBSD (and Windows before
that). With FBSD the only requirement was to have the CDROM drive in DMA
mode instead of the PIO it was defaulted to (choppy otherwise).

andrey

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Charles Forsyth wrote:

> does anyone know how powerful an x86 i'd need to do
> dvd decoding and playing with a good bit of spare capacity?
> i was hoping to use (perhaps) EPIA 800 but i wondered if anyone actually
> knew, before i went ahead and bought one.  actually, i was hoping
> to use a non-x86 but i get the impression that might be more
> expensive and less practical.
>
> i tried a google search but i didn't find the right words.
>

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[Mats Olsson]

Hi guys!

Problem solved. Have my new user.

Have fun,
Mats

2014-12-03 9:31 GMT+01:00, Mats Olsson <plan9.meo@gmail.com>:
> OK. Got the message. Will act accordingly.
>
> 2014-12-03 1:41 GMT+01:00, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>:
>> On Tue Dec  2 16:40:27 PST 2014, quanstro@quanstro.net wrote:
>>> On Tue Dec  2 13:48:46 PST 2014, sl@9front.org wrote:
>>> > The following is 9front-specific but is still generally useful:
>>> >
>>> > http://code.google.com/p/plan9front/issues/detail?id=207
>>>
>>> i believe the user is running kfs, so see kfscmd(8) for details.
>>
>> sorry, it's a rpi.  nevermind.  i'm misfiring today.
>>
>> - erik
>>
>>
>

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[Mats Olsson]

OK. Got the message. Will act accordingly.

2014-12-03 1:41 GMT+01:00, erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>:
> On Tue Dec  2 16:40:27 PST 2014, quanstro@quanstro.net wrote:
>> On Tue Dec  2 13:48:46 PST 2014, sl@9front.org wrote:
>> > The following is 9front-specific but is still generally useful:
>> >
>> > http://code.google.com/p/plan9front/issues/detail?id=207
>>
>> i believe the user is running kfs, so see kfscmd(8) for details.
>
> sorry, it's a rpi.  nevermind.  i'm misfiring today.
>
> - erik
>
>

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[erik quanstrom]

On Tue Dec  2 16:40:27 PST 2014, quanstro@quanstro.net wrote:
> On Tue Dec  2 13:48:46 PST 2014, sl@9front.org wrote:
> > The following is 9front-specific but is still generally useful:
> >
> > http://code.google.com/p/plan9front/issues/detail?id=207
>
> i believe the user is running kfs, so see kfscmd(8) for details.

sorry, it's a rpi.  nevermind.  i'm misfiring today.

- erik

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[erik quanstrom]

On Tue Dec  2 13:48:46 PST 2014, sl@9front.org wrote:
> The following is 9front-specific but is still generally useful:
>
> http://code.google.com/p/plan9front/issues/detail?id=207

i believe the user is running kfs, so see kfscmd(8) for details.

- erik

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[Mats Olsson]

Hi again!

Missed "adm" in adm +<user> in my brief explanation earlier. Think
I'll first check for a command in /bin/rc that would be more
appropriate than 'uname'. There just must be one more obvious that
I've missed. Well, will see tomorrow.

Best wishes,
Mats

2014-12-02 21:54 GMT+01:00, Mats Olsson <plan9.meo@gmail.com>:
> OK my bad. The question I asked was like thinking out loud without
> giving details. So I'm using Plan 9 on the Raspberry Pi (Plan 9 from
> Bell Labs that is). The problem is that after running "uname <user>
> <user>" (can't reproduce right now since my screen/TV is occupied) the
> rc shell is put on hold and in the documentation (just have a single
> side printout so I can't give any accurate source of it right now)
> says that you can give sys and adm rights to that user by continuing
> with: uname sys +<user> and uname +<user> witch gives you error
> messages (can't be more specific now because of the forementioned
> reasons). Then we also have the problem with this specific platform
> that defaults to user glenda without prompt. The cmdline.txt looks
> like this; readparts=1 nobootprompt=local user=glenda ipconfig= so the
> system must be halted to change the user. The file cmdline.txt is kind
> of the init file in several OS's for the Raspberry Pi. My first test
> would be to run "uname <user> <user> and ctrl+alt+del to reboot and
> cut the powed to change the user in the cmdline.txt file. Hopefully (I
> think it was possible to get into the system again) I get i to Plan 9
> and can run: "/sys/lib/newuser" as said in the "doc" I have. Now I
> should have asked (and do) if this is the right thing to do? or what
> could get me another user than the default? I hope you bear with me
> even if this whole thing went backwards. First the question and then
> the problem or more correct the situation. Thankful for any hints in
> the right direction or just what you guys think about the situation.
> I'll give it a try tomorrow anyhow. Thanks for showing interest!
>
> Kind regards,
> Mats
>
> 2014-12-02 19:08 GMT+01:00, mischief@9.offblast.org
> <mischief@9.offblast.org>:
>> what 'doc' do you refer to? what didn't work properly? nobody can help
>> you
>> if you don't explain what the problem is.
>>
>

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[sl]

The following is 9front-specific but is still generally useful:

http://code.google.com/p/plan9front/issues/detail?id=207

sl

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[Mats Olsson]

OK my bad. The question I asked was like thinking out loud without
giving details. So I'm using Plan 9 on the Raspberry Pi (Plan 9 from
Bell Labs that is). The problem is that after running "uname <user>
<user>" (can't reproduce right now since my screen/TV is occupied) the
rc shell is put on hold and in the documentation (just have a single
side printout so I can't give any accurate source of it right now)
says that you can give sys and adm rights to that user by continuing
with: uname sys +<user> and uname +<user> witch gives you error
messages (can't be more specific now because of the forementioned
reasons). Then we also have the problem with this specific platform
that defaults to user glenda without prompt. The cmdline.txt looks
like this; readparts=1 nobootprompt=local user=glenda ipconfig= so the
system must be halted to change the user. The file cmdline.txt is kind
of the init file in several OS's for the Raspberry Pi. My first test
would be to run "uname <user> <user> and ctrl+alt+del to reboot and
cut the powed to change the user in the cmdline.txt file. Hopefully (I
think it was possible to get into the system again) I get i to Plan 9
and can run: "/sys/lib/newuser" as said in the "doc" I have. Now I
should have asked (and do) if this is the right thing to do? or what
could get me another user than the default? I hope you bear with me
even if this whole thing went backwards. First the question and then
the problem or more correct the situation. Thankful for any hints in
the right direction or just what you guys think about the situation.
I'll give it a try tomorrow anyhow. Thanks for showing interest!

Kind regards,
Mats

2014-12-02 19:08 GMT+01:00, mischief@9.offblast.org <mischief@9.offblast.org>:
> what 'doc' do you refer to? what didn't work properly? nobody can help you
> if you don't explain what the problem is.
>

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[mischief]

what 'doc' do you refer to? what didn't work properly? nobody can help you if you don't explain what the problem is.

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[sl]

> I think the doc about adding a new user is outdated (or it's just me
> that can't make it work properly) so I would be very grateful if
> someone could describe the steps of adding a new user in terms so that
> even I can understand. Thanks a lot!

Which doc?

What steps did you take?

What happened when you tried?

sl

Re: [9fans] Adding a new user.

[Jacob Todd]

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what didn't work? Are you using the labs distribution, 9front or 9atom?

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[9fans] Adding a new user.

[Mats Olsson]

Hi guys!

I think the doc about adding a new user is outdated (or it's just me
that can't make it work properly) so I would be very grateful if
someone could describe the steps of adding a new user in terms so that
even I can understand. Thanks a lot!

Kind regards,
Mats