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Diffstat (limited to 'man/4/import')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/man/4/import b/man/4/import index e7465edb..a7966301 100644 --- a/man/4/import +++ b/man/4/import @@ -39,15 +39,14 @@ on that system visible in the local name space as is not given, .I file is used as the local name). -It requires that the user's Plan 9 authentication agent, -.IR factotum , -appear in the Inferno name space at -.BR /mnt/factotum . -(That is why -.I import -is currently limited to use when Inferno is hosted on Plan 9, -until Inferno has an equivalent to -.IR factotum .) +The authentication agent +.IR factotum (4) +must be active. +(When Inferno is running on Plan 9, Plan 9's own authentication +agent can be used, by binding Plan 9's +.B /mnt/factotum +to the same name in Inferno's own name space. See +.IR fs (3)). The remote files are accessed with the permissions of the user authenticated to the remote system by .IR factotum . @@ -104,8 +103,8 @@ are not done, and the Plan 9 .I exportfs protocol starts immediately. -Otherwise, the Plan 9 authentication agent -.I factotum +Otherwise, +.IR factotum (4) must be accessible via .B /mnt/factotum as for @@ -144,5 +143,3 @@ not those of the caller. .IR factotum (2), .IR export (4), .IR namespace (6) -.SH BUGS -Temporarily limited to Plan 9 hosted environment only. |