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From: Pete French <petefrench@ticketswitch.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:15:33 +0100
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Subject: Re: non-root user can not create zfs filesystem?
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> Creating a filesystem is something that can only be done by root.  I'm
> not sure what gave you the impression non-root users can do this...?

He probably though that because it's possible in the current Solaris
implementation of ZFS:

http://blogs.sun.com/marks/entry/zfs_delegated_administration

I thought this hadn't been ported, but taking a quick look at the bottom
of http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFS it appears it's now done, which is cool :)

-pete.