From: Nathaniel W Filardo <nwf@cs.jhu.edu>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Stupid question...
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:36:52 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081115213652.GZ4367@masters10.cs.jhu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <14ec7b180811151030o4895939v644e93f9b725072d@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 11:30:05AM -0700, andrey mirtchovski wrote:
> > Given that you weren't running the auth server, how was logging in as bootes
> > working?
>
> both factotums already contained the auth keys for the user bootes so
> the authentication code probably short-circuited the auth process. i'm
> away from a plan9 installation so i can't verify with actual code.
> Russ can correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe it's by design.
Interesting. Having gone an RTFS, it seems that the client factotum will
attempt to synthesize tickets iff the auth server cannot be reached or is
unknown and the uids on the server and client are equal.
Thanks.
--nwf;
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-15 21:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-15 16:55 Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-15 17:12 ` Jeff Sickel
2008-11-15 17:21 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-15 17:55 ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2008-11-15 18:18 ` Nathaniel W Filardo
2008-11-15 18:30 ` andrey mirtchovski
2008-11-15 21:36 ` Nathaniel W Filardo [this message]
2008-11-18 20:49 ` john
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