From f83807f880120ee905584dfba7ddc6fad364595f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: forsyth Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:31:58 +0100 Subject: 20090928 --- CHANGES | 2 ++ include/version.h | 2 +- man/4/import | 23 ++++++++++------------- 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES index 64e74883..901ed6c6 100644 --- a/CHANGES +++ b/CHANGES @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +20090928 + update import(4) to remove the restriction to Plan 9 (can use Inferno's own factotum) 20090830 check subexp length in ed [cmbrannon79] 20090825 diff --git a/include/version.h b/include/version.h index 6a7cb2fc..0021c3a4 100644 --- a/include/version.h +++ b/include/version.h @@ -1 +1 @@ -#define VERSION "Fourth Edition (20090830)" +#define VERSION "Fourth Edition (20090928)" 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. -- cgit v1.2.3