> > Yes, it may confuse the user. It may even confuse the kernel for > > sticky directories(*). But basically it just works, and is very > > simple. > > > > In principal, Plan 9 file servers handle permission checking > server-side, so we could likewise punt -- but it seemed a good idea to > have some form of mapping for directory listings (and things like > sticky directories) to make sense.
Yes if the user/group names are available (as in 9P), then doing the mapping based on /etc/passwd for example makes sense. But sshfs only transfers the numeric uid/gid, and hence there's simply no info to base any transformation on. It could transfer /etc/passwd from the remote server, and use that to do mapping, but that is getting more complex than the problem actually warrants IMO. Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/