Re: [OpenAFS-devel] Re: [PATCH] in-core AFS multiplexor and PAG

Russ Allbery (rra@stanford.edu)
Tue, 13 May 2003 14:46:27 -0700


Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

> How does AFS currently handle this, can two logins of the same user have
> seperate PAGs ?

Yes. In fact, that's the default situation and it requires some work to
get two logins of the same user into the same PAG.

AFS currently handles PAGs by creating "random" high-numbered groups and
putting the user into them, and then associating the token with that group
in the kernel.

One could debate whether it's best to put a user into the same PAG as
their other logins by default, but it's imperative that a user be able to
create a separate PAG when they wish to (so, for example, they can acquire
separate credentials in that new PAG without affecting the credentials and
PAG for their other running processes).

-- 
Russ Allbery (rra@stanford.edu)             <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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