On Jun 5, 2008, at 2:22 AM, Robert Davidson wrote:
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> So if thats correct, then is there any way to take UID/GID mapping out
> of the picture and just use stringified UIDs and GIDs over the network
> (which I read is not recommended, but I don't know that I have any
> choice in the matter considering what I want to do).
I think your assessment is correct, so the question is...
Can the rpcidmapd on linux be coerced into using the numeric string
version of GID/UID in the OTW calls.. I'd suspect that it would
prefer to use nobody.. but! that would be a WAG.. Maybe Bruce or Trond
(or someone :) ) will know..
Robert..
