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Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:35:38 +0100
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From: "Devon H. O'Dell" <devon.odell@gmail.com>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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2010/4/12 hiro <23hiro@googlemail.com>:
> I have not the slightest idea about the complexity involved; And I
> think I misunderstand how much of plan9 is actually running in a
> sandbox. But what if we wanted to have a working security system for
> multiple users in 9vx. Would it be - or is it - possible?

Yes, it is possible, but it probably requires writing something to use
PAM (or whatever authentication mechanism is set up) on the host
system. I have a few ideas for this.

--dho

> On 4/12/10, erik quanstrom <quanstro@labs.coraid.com> wrote:
>>> Can't we then fix 9vx?
>>> (Stepping in to the tradition of concern of reception: This is not a
>>> rhetoric question)
>>
>> it's not 9vx, but #Z. =A0and no, #Z is going to be limited by
>> the underlying system.
>>
>> - erik
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