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From: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux Killer App (ksmbfs)
Date: 6 Oct 1995 22:26:37 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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larryr@saturn.sdsu.edu (Larry Riedel) wrote:
] Terry Lambert (terry@cs.weber.edu) wrote:
] > larryr@saturn.sdsu.edu (Larry Riedel) wrote:
] > > ... some Linux versions have some support (ksmbfs) for the ability
] > > to effectively mount a drive from a computer running Windows NT.
] >
] > How does it enforce user-level security?
] >
] > Specifically, mapping of user identities for more than a single
] > default user?
] >
] > [ I know it doesn't ... ]
]
] While in some applications this kind of security is critical, I think
] there are enough where it is not that something like ksmbfs would be a
] worthwhile addition to FreeBSD.
Feel free to implement it. I believe that it would be a waste of
my time for me to do so. I've had this argument with Andrew, way
back when when I hunted him down and convinced him to start working
on his SMB server again (way way before it was named "Samba" or
there was a mailing list or news group. I was the first guy after
Andrew on thie list, FYI).
It is possible to overcome the problems. But the level of effort
required would mean that I would want to be paid for it if you
expected me to do it. This drags in GPL and other issues which
I would rather not get into.
You may want to get together with others who feel as you do and
make a project of it.
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.