Re: [9fans] help installing standalone cpu server

[andrey mirtchovski <mirtchov@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>]

most of the 'configuring a standalone cpu' concern a system running the kfs
file system, while all the latest installations run fossil.

i'll modify it tomorrow, but for if you're in a hurry here's a brief
way of doing it:

	- add the user that will own the cpu/auth/fossil server at the fossil
	  console (follow the fossilcons man page instructions)

	- tell fossil to listen on the 9fs port by editing its configuration and
	  saving it (see the 'setting up fossil' wiki page)

	- edit /rc/bin/cpurc and uncomment auth/keyfs as per the wiki
	  instructions, also uncomment the ifconfig line and edit it to make
	  sure the machine can come up with a usable ip address

	- compile a 9pcauth kernel (cd /sys/src/9/pc && mk 'CONF=pcauth'), put
	  it somewhere  where your plan9.ini can find it and edit plan9.ini to
	  boot that (possibly setting up a menu, so that you can go back to a safe
	  config if that fails, see the plan9.ini man page)

	- create a 1-block (512 byte) nvram partition on the hard drive, you
	  can borrow that from the swap one, name it nvram. use disk/prep for that


that's about it, I believe... you may have to move something in
/rc/bin/services.auth, but those things you can get from the wiki page...

what's important is to keep the old setup available in a bootmenu option
(plan9.ini man page) in case something breaks. unless you don't mind
reinstalling.

good news is -- once you set it up you don't have to worry about it ever
more ;)

andrey

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004, James Horey wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've been trying to follow the Wiki page on installing a standalone cpu
> server. Everything is going smoothly except there is one message I am worried
> about. After I reboot Plan 9 and boot into the 9pcauth kernel, I attempt to
> authenticate "bootes" using:
>
> auth/changeuser bootes
>
> I type in my password and confirmation and answer 'yes' to 'assign Inferno/POP
> secret'. However I get the message "changeuser: can't create user bootes:
> access permission denied". I tried disk/kfscmd allow and then trying again,
> but I get the same message. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> -James Horey
>