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The context dependent files, as they appear to be implemented in the transname patch, looks like a source of security holes. Do not enable the transname patch without limiting its effect to a single group (a compile time option). Many of the possible exploits involve creating files with the for /targetfilepath#hostname=myhost# where myhost is the local machine. In general,...

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hi all, Prompted by Mark''s discussion of the transname patch I''ve put together an experimental patch to the Linux nfsd that supports something I''ve named CDFs for lack of a more appropriate name. They''re not real CDFs, and in particular, they won''t let you manage stuff like shared /etc directories for diskless clien...