[OpenAFS] Formal specification of pts group names.

Brandon Allbery allbery.b@gmail.com
Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:48:24 -0500


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On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Booker Bense <bbense@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is this statement in the IBM man page still true?
>
> Specifies the name of each group to create. Provide a string of up to 63
> characters, which can include lowercase (but not uppercase) letters,
> numbers, and punctuation marks. A regular name includes a single colon (*:
> *) to separate the two parts of the name; the colon cannot appear in a
> prefix-less group name.
>
> Can there be only two parts? (i.e. is bbense:foo:bar ) a valid pts group?
>

It's really owner:groupname, with some exceptions for administrative
groups; the way pts exposes this is awkward at best, and inappropriately
suggests that it's a general separator.  So I would expect that it's still
true and that it's unlikely to change.

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<div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Booker Bense <span dir=
=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bbense@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">bbense@g=
mail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;p=
adding-left:1ex">
Is this statement in the IBM man page still true?=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>=
<span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;font-size:11px;font-family:verdana,=
arial,sans-serif">Specifies the name of each group to create. Provide a str=
ing of up to 63 characters, which can include lowercase (but not uppercase)=
 letters, numbers, and punctuation marks. A regular name includes a single =
colon (<b>:</b>) to separate the two parts of the name; the colon cannot ap=
pear in a prefix-less group name.</span><br>

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ly:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"border-co=
llapse:separate;font-size:11px;font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif">Can th=
ere be only two parts? (i.e. is bbense:foo:bar ) a valid pts group?=C2=A0</=
span></div>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>It&#39;s really owner:groupname, with some=
 exceptions for administrative groups; the way pts exposes this is awkward =
at best, and inappropriately suggests that it&#39;s a general separator. =
=C2=A0So I would expect that it&#39;s still true and that it&#39;s unlikely=
 to change.</div>
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