Re: PROPOSAL: Process Authentication Groups (PAGs) (fwd)

Jan Vroonhof (vroonhof@math.ethz.ch)
23 Feb 1998 13:42:08 +0100


Michael Callahan <mjc@rodagroup.com> writes:

> I'd like to be able to have authentication information maintained on a
> finer basis than UID and a coarser basis than process groups. What do
> you suggest?

Use process groups anyway? It wouldn't be to difficult to have a
mapping in your deamon saying that several PG are the same "PAG". You
also allow authentication changes only by the process group leader.

Jan

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