Re: [9fans] auth/changeuser problems

["John Floren" <slawmaster@gmail.com>]

On 2/25/07, erik quanstrom <quanstro@coraid.com> wrote:
> On Sun Feb 25 16:17:24 EST 2007, slawmaster@gmail.com wrote:
> > I've got a cpu/auth/file server set up here, but when I try to run
> > auth/keyfs through drawterm, I get the following error message:
> > readnvram: couldn't find nvram
> > can't read /dev/key, please enter machine key
> > Password:
> >
> > What might be the problem here? It *looks* like the nvram partition
> > may have gotten messed up; should I try going to the console and
> > resetting the partition?
>
> here are two quick guesses.  i'd imagine that #1 is it.
>
> 1.  the cpu/auth/fileserver should be running keyfs from cpurc.
> likely you are not the hostowner when drawtermed in and thus
> don't have permissions to /dev/sd??/nvram.
>
> 2. you don't have an 1-block "nvram" partition in your plan 9 partition table.
>
> - erik
>

Well, I know for a fact that I have an nvram partition--I can see it
in /dev/sdC0, and if I 'cat' it there /is/ some data.

As for keyfs not running, ps | grep keyfs gives me this:
bootes           66    0:00   0:00      100K Pread    keyfs
bootes          235    0:00   0:00      100K Pread    keyfs
The low PID on the first keyfs makes me think it was launched by
cpurc, which does in fact contain a line to start keyfs. I've also
restarted the machine remotely using the 'echo reboot /386/9pccpuf >
/dev/reboot' trick and the problem persists.

The reason I'm trying to run auth/keyfs as a normal user is so I can
run auth/changeuser to change my password. What's the deal with
"passwd", anyway? Although that's the obvious choice for changing my
password, when I try to run it I get the message "passwd: protocol
botch: cs: can't translate service".


John
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