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Date:      Fri, 15 Nov 1996 19:25:05 +0100
From:      roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: User class/capabilities database
Message-ID:  <Mutt.19961115192505.roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>
In-Reply-To: <Mutt.19961115215502.davidn@sdev>; from David Nugent on Nov 15, 1996 21:55:02 %2B1100
References:  <Mutt.19961115215502.davidn@sdev>

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According to David Nugent:
> the user class being a pointer to a "termcap-like" capabilities
> and attributes database. I assume that support for this is not
> completed, or has ceased. Is this a FreeBSD-specific project,
> or is it tied to bsd 4.4lite? I could use this sorts of hook

>  1) Is this a FreeBSD specific facility, or is it a bsd one
>     (involving not only FreeBSD developers but the others)?

This is a generic 4.4BSD feature although the code to support them is not
written. BSD/OS has an implementation of these.
 
>  2) How much work has already been done already in terms of 
>     standardising user attributes (and what they are),

I don't know but I don't believe much.

>  3) What existing code supports the facility, and how much
>     freedom exists to expand the concept to cover user/session
>     accounting in general.

Talk to Sean Eric Fagan <sef@kithrup.com> who was working into implementing
user classes in FreeBSD. 
-- 
Ollivier ROBERT    -=- The daemon is FREE! -=-    roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
  FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 3.0-CURRENT #28: Sun Nov 10 13:37:41 MET 1996



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