Re: [9front] [PATCH] Correcting statement about default authentication on cwfs(4) and fs(4)

[hiro <23hiro@gmail.com>]

thank you for clarifying this.
maybe also mention that it's a toggle switch?
the risk i see is maybe somebody forgot it was enabled and hereby disables it :D

On 7/3/21, Lorenzo Bivens <izaki@belaska.us> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> As discussed during the week, here are a couple of patches for the cwfs(4)
> and fs(4) documentation.
>
> Out of the box noauth is enabled on every installation I've made, and it
> does make sense, because it is safe to assume that there is still no auth
> server setup (thanks kvik for pointing that out)
>
> Patches ahead, thanks!
>
>
> ---
> //.git/fs/object/c848ca62673689df20e7fef74d1d5180f37fcea6/tree//sys/man/4/cwfs
> +++ /sys/man/4/cwfs
> @@ -146,11 +146,14 @@
>  .RE
>  .PD
>  .PP
> -The file server normally requires all users except
> +Authentication on
> +.IR attach (5)
> +is disabled on the file server by default.
> +To require all users except
>  .L none
>  to provide authentication tickets on each
> -.IR attach (5).
> -This can be disabled using the
> +.IR attach (5)
> +use the
>  .B noauth
>  configuration command (see
>  .IR fsconfig (8)).
> ---
> //.git/fs/object/c848ca62673689df20e7fef74d1d5180f37fcea6/tree//sys/man/4/fs
> +++ /sys/man/4/fs
> @@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
>  The name of the main file server at Murray Hill was
>  .BR emelie .
>  .PP
> -The file server normally requires all users except
> +The file server does not require authentication on
> +.IR attach (5)
> +by default. To require all users except
>  .L none
>  to provide authentication tickets on each
> -.IR attach (5).
> -This can be disabled using the
> +.IR attach (5),
> +use the
>  .B noauth
>  configuration command (see
>  .IR fsconfig (8)).
>
>