Good point. I also thought about it, but since the fsconfig(8) man page describes noauth as a toggle switch, I hesitated to say so on the patched pages.
Nevertheless, it is better to put this explicitly.
Patches with the mention of the toggle switch ahead.
--- //.git/fs/object/e934530ee4512f033952e4efa80a80058607b741/tree//sys/man/4/cwfs
+++ /sys/man/4/cwfs
@@ -146,13 +146,16 @@
.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
+toggle switch command (see
.IR fsconfig (8)).
.PP
The group numbered 9999, normally called
--- //.git/fs/object/e934530ee4512f033952e4efa80a80058607b741/tree//sys/man/4/fs
+++ /sys/man/4/fs
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
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
+toggle switch command (see
.IR fsconfig (8)).
.PP
The group numbered 9999, normally called
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From: hiro <23hiro@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2021 2:30 AM
To: 9front@9front.org
Subject: Re: [9front] [PATCH] Correcting statement about default authentication on cwfs(4) and fs(4)
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)).
>
>