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Date:      Fri, 11 Aug 2000 01:30:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: kern/10642: exports(5) mentions KERBNFS but that's not in LINT
Message-ID:  <200008110830.BAA34197@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR kern/10642; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To: Johan Karlsson <k@numeri.campus.luth.se>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, seggers@semyam.dinoco.de,
	dfr@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: kern/10642: exports(5) mentions KERBNFS but that's not in LINT
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:25:54 +0100 (BST)

 On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Johan Karlsson wrote:
 
 > At Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:24:57 BST, Doug Rabson wrote:
 > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Johan Karlsson wrote:
 > > > ==== src/sys/nfs/nfs_socket.c ===
 > > > 1297: #ifdef NFSKERB
 > > > 1298:                        XXX
 > > > 1299: #endif
 > > > 
 > > > Using this option would make the kernel not compile.
 > > > 
 > > > If not I think it should be removed along with the reference 
 > > > in exports(5).
 > > 
 > > That is a marker to point out code which was removed to allow the code in
 > > question to be exported. It shouldn't be removed (unless all of the
 > > NFSKERB code is being removed) since it needs to be replaced with an
 > > appropriate call to an encryption routine.
 > > 
 > 
 > Ok, thanks for the explanation.
 > 
 > What do you think about removing the reference in exports(5) or at least 
 > adding something like
 > 
 > "Using this option will make the kernel not compile, if one do not also 
 > take care of adding calls to the appropriate kerberos encryption routins 
 > in the NFS source."
 
 That sounds about right.
 
 -- 
 Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
 Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 20 8348 3944
 
 
 


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