[OpenAFS] OpenAFS on Linux 2.5.x

Derrick J Brashear shadow@dementia.org
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 14:41:51 -0400 (EDT)


On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Derek Atkins wrote:

> > 	should be able to use two ways - as admin, set a particular pag
> > - to join one that already exists
>
> I do not think you want to be able to join an existing pag.  That would
> be a potential security violation.  One of the benefits of PAGs is that
> even 'root' can't just join one (without additional kernel hacking)...

Not much additional kernel hacking. The ability to join a pag would make a
userlevel nfs translator very easy.

I could do the additional work in a small number of minutes. I suppose
you could argue I'm not "typical".