[47] in Info-AFS_Redistribution
Re: Setting up AFS -- beware
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Mon Jan 14 09:25:49 1991
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 1991 09:12:23 -0500 (EST)
From: Kris Olander <kriso@northstar.dartmouth.edu>
To: bernerus@cs.chalmers.se
Cc: info-afs@transarc.com
In-Reply-To: <AbYL0Ei1408JIUJotS@cs.chalmers.se>
Excerpts from Info-AFS: 14-Jan-91 Re: Setting up AFS -- beware
bernerus@cs.chalmers.se (1810+0)
> Excerpts from info-afs: 11-Jan-91 Re: Setting up AFS -- beware Kris
> Olander@northstar.d (2034)
<vaporized ;.>
>> Root is definitely restricted in AFS.
> I'm not sure what you mean by this, If you mean that root doesn't have
> any more special rights than anybody else (i.e. system:anyuser) I agree.
> But I don't agree if you mean that root has even more restrictions than
> anybody else unauthenticated user.
The omnipotence of root is gone in AFS. Restricted in the sense that
its traditional
powers have been diminished.
<vapo-ditto>
-Kris
