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From: Joshua Wood <josh@utopian.net>
Subject: Re: [9fans] a small error in /rc/bin/cpurc
Date: Tue,  6 Nov 2007 21:51:54 -0800
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> we don't have any cpu servers that host their own filesystem.  we use
> ken's fileserver.  so when the auth server boots, it must get its  
> network
> configuration from plan9.ini.  there are no files at this point in  
> the process.
> and in order to get files, we need a network.

Enlightening, and clears up my confusion about your use of the term  
"stand-alone" in reference to your auth server earlier. I had  
mistaken it to mean "local root."

Thanks for your answers -- I don't know if the original poster got a  
solution he wanted, but you suggested a new angle of attack to me.

--
Josh