Thank you for dedicating a little of your time to review cifs :-) I will be alert to updates to test again trying to connect via cifs to various scenarios: Win10, Zentyal Linux (domain) and a small machine with MX Linux 21 installed only for tests with Plan9 and cifs with a share as 'guest'.
El dom, 10 abr 2022 a las 16:06, Steve Simon (<st...@quintile.net>) escribió: > > i am the author of cifs. > > i may have some slightly more recent fixes than 9 front has, i will check. > > the manual page does explain some registry settings you may need to tweak to > get it to work - to do with windows getting more and more restrictive about > the authentication protocols it supports. > > the bottom line is i had cifs working to windows 10 a couple of years ago but > these days i have a mac for work so i no longer need it. > > to tell the truth i have become a go programmer which is great, but also a > little sad, as i have mostly left plan9 development behind. > > i will report in a day or two if i have any patches to contribute. > > -Steve > > > > On 10 Apr 2022, at 1:15 pm, Tomás S. Javaloyes <tsjavalo...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Thank you very much for the information. > > > > You are absolutely right: the documentation offered in /sys/doc offers > > a lot of useful information to understand how Plan9 works. > > > > One of the first documents I read was the "Plan 9 From Bell Labs" and > > just after almost the entire "book" DASH 1 from 9front.org because it > > is "the flavor" of Plan9 that I have installed in my VirtualBox where > > following the installation chapter I had no problem having a working > > system. > > > > Then I dedicated myself to "playing" a bit. Learn enough about acme to > > be able to 'mount' the 9fat partition and configure a boot without > > prompting user, figure out how to activate my spanish keyboard and > > have fun trying commands, 'installing' some application (vdir, > > netsurf, rd) and getting used to using the mouse and adding 'widgets' > > (clock, list of processes) to the 'desktop'... It has reminded me of > > the times when Linux came along and I installed slackware in '94 with > > its 20-and -many floppies and that feeling of 'exploring' ;-) > > > > I am going to document myself more and see if I am able to advance... > > > > > >> El dom, 10 abr 2022 a las 13:23, sirjofri > >> (<sirjofri+ml-9f...@sirjofri.de>) escribió: > >> > >> fatotum is quite easy, since it's a client as a filesystem. > >> > >> The "real" server you can set up (but it's optional) is the secstore > >> server which persistently holds your keys. > >> > >> factotum just uses these keys (or the ones you entered manually or read > >> in through a custom mechanism, e.g. a file) to handle all the > >> authentication stuff you want to use. > >> > >> So in the end, factotum is very easy. Just start it in your namespace and > >> the programs will automatically use it. You can also run auth/fgui in a > >> rio to have a nice entry box for new keys. Really, the complex thing is > >> managing the namespace, which is the most important thing in Plan 9 > >> anyways, so you should definitely learn it. > >> > >> Common start point for factotum is, run it in your lib/profile. I believe > >> it's the standard lib/profile configuration to start the factotum in a > >> terminal session and import the terminal factotum in a cpu session. > >> > >> There's plenty of resources about factotum and auth in Plan 9 systems. Do > >> yourself a favor and read the papers (/sys/doc/). Also I'm sure that > >> almost all Plan 9 users can give you hints and tips about it since it's > >> an integral part of the system. > >> > >> On my very first Plan 9 laptop I btw just had my keys stored in a plain > >> file, unencrypted. > >> > >> sirjofri ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T88b9072e49e773ba-M6ab10f1d8182a2e02ee00612 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
