geoff@hinode.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top) (09/06/89)
I'd like to begin a discussion in this group on revisions to the
"pcnfsd" protocol. Some of the changes that need to be made are
trivial, like retrieving all of the user's groups. Some are straightforward
but capable of being solved in many different ways: do we want to
support user "resource profiles" (drives/printers that users mount by
default) or system resource maps (for browsing)? Others are more complex
and probably controversial: do we want to add LM-style printer
queue and job manipulation? can we improve security to an acceptable
level? can we enforce global policies such as "must log in"?
As for the source code, we need a common source file that can be
built on as many OS's as possible. The CTIX guys have sent me their SVR3
version with /etc/shadow fixes, and I'll do one that supports "getpwaent"
and the rest of the passwd.adjunct stuff on SunOS.
Obviously (1) all pcnfsd servers will continue to support protocol
rev 1 as well as rev 2
(2) the source code will remain public-domain
Geoff
Geoff Arnold, Internet: geoff@East.Sun.COM
PCDS Group, Sun Microsystems Inc.
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