On 24/02 17:04, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 09:13:07PM +0000, g4sra via Dng wrote:
> >
> > Just pulled this kernel commit...
> >
> > commit 7d6beb71da3cc033649d641e1e608713b8220290
> > Merge: aa8e3291729f f69e8091c4a2
> > Author: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@???>
> > Date: Tue Feb 23 13:39:45 2021 -0800
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > - Idmapped mounts make it possible to easily share files between
> > multiple users or multiple machines especially in complex
> > scenarios. For example, idmapped mounts will be used in the
> > implementation of portable home directories in
> > systemd-homed.service(8) where they allow users to move their home
> > directory to an external storage device and use it on multiple
> > computers where they are assigned different uids and gids. This
> > effectively makes it possible to assign random uids and gids at
> > login time.
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > I remember the question regarding implementation of migratory home directories raising it's head in the past. We now have the answer.
>
> Let me hopw NFS will use that technique.
>
> It squashes root. I'd like it to reassign UIDs too.
Wasn't "idmapping" invented with and for NFS, a couple of decades ago?
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