Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Thu, 15 Aug 2002 02:18:48 -0400 | From | marius aamodt eriksen <> | Subject | Re: [NFS] Re: Will NFSv4 be accepted? |
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* Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> [020814 21:13]:
> On Wed, 2002-08-14 at 23:34, Brian Pawlowski wrote: > > But ACL support over the wire is an argument for V4 - and fine grained > > authorization coupled to strong authentication makes for a flexible > > security package. > > ACL works in NFSv2 and nicely in NFSv3 - again the problems Linux has > are the client failing to respect basic NFS rules of operation.
there is no over-the-wire specification for sending or receving ACLs on NFSv{2,3} - hence the server may choose to obey them, but an arbitrary client cannot set them, or view them.
marius.
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