Neal H Walfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > o User ids
> > > - settrans: The euid and egid of the user that lauched
> > > settrans.
> > > - libfshelp: The uid and gid of the node.
> > The user might not always (unlike root) have the ability change
> > the e
Neal H Walfield wrote:
>
> > > I do not see how this makes sense. I see how it is logical, however, it
> > > is misleading. Consider the following:
> > >
> > > # settrans -cap ~/foo /hurd/isofs cdimage
> > >
> > > The active translator will start, however, once it is stopped, the
> > > file
> > I do not see how this makes sense. I see how it is logical, however, it
> > is misleading. Consider the following:
> >
> > # settrans -cap ~/foo /hurd/isofs cdimage
> >
> > The active translator will start, however, once it is stopped, the
> > filesystem will to be able to restart it.
On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 11:48:02PM -0500, Neal H Walfield wrote:
> My point is that whether a translator is started by the filesystem or by
> settrans, the behavior should be basically the same.
>
> > > o Current working directory
> > > - settrans: user's current working directory
> >
Using settrans to start an active translators sets up a completely
different enviornment than that created when a file system launches a
passive translator. There are three main differences:
o File descriptors
- settrans: stderr is the user's tty
- libfshe
My point is that whether a translator is started by the filesystem or by
settrans, the behavior should be basically the same.
> > o Current working directory
> > - settrans: user's current working directory
> > - libfshelp: the directory in which we find the
> >
On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 06:01:00PM -0500, Neal H Walfield wrote:
> Using settrans to start an active translators sets up a completely
> different enviornment than that created when a file system launches a
> passive translator. There are three main differences:
>
> o File descriptors
>
Using settrans to start an active translators sets up a completely
different enviornment than that created when a file system launches a
passive translator. There are three main differences:
o File descriptors
- settrans: stderr is the user's tty
- libfshe
