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List:       linux-cifs
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] cifs-utils: add a note about inclusion of
From:       Jeff Layton <jlayton () samba ! org>
Date:       2011-07-26 14:27:52
Message-ID: 20110726102752.164892b5 () tlielax ! poochiereds ! net
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On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:54:07 -0400
Jeff Layton <jlayton@samba.org> wrote:

> As of version 1.5, the keyutils package is shipping a generic
> dns_resolver upcall. Add a note to the cifs.upcall manpage that mentions
> this and recommends the use of that program over cifs.upcall.
> 
> Eventually, we may want to be able to conditionally compile out the
> dns_resolver part of the upcall, but it's already pretty small and
> wouldn't save us very much.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@samba.org>
> ---
> cifs.upcall.8.in |    7 +++++--
> 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/cifs.upcall.8.in b/cifs.upcall.8.in
> index 920b12a..03842b7 100644
> --- a/cifs.upcall.8.in
> +++ b/cifs.upcall.8.in
> @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ This keytype is for retrieving kerberos session keys
> .PP
> dns_resolver
> .RS 4
> -This key type is for resolving hostnames into IP addresses
> +This key type is for resolving hostnames into IP addresses. Support for this key \
>                 type may eventually be deprecated (see below).
> .RE
> .PP
> To make this program useful for CIFS, you\'ll need to set up entries for them in \
> request\-key\&.conf(5)\&. Here\'s an example of an entry for each key type: @@ \
> -88,11 +88,14 @@ create      dns_resolver   * * @sbindir@/cifs\&.upcall %k See
> \fBrequest-key.conf\fR(5)
> for more info on each field\&.
> +
> +The keyutils package has also started including a dns_resolver handling program as \
> well that is preferred over the one in cifs.upcall. If you are using a keyutils \
> version equal to or greater than 1.5, you should use key.dns_resolver to handle the \
> dns_resolver keytype instead of cifs.upcall. See \fBkey.dns_resolver\fR(8) for more \
>                 info.
> .SH "SEE ALSO"
> .PP
> 
> \fBrequest-key.conf\fR(5),
> -\fBmount.cifs\fR(8)
> +\fBmount.cifs\fR(8),
> +\fBkey.dns_resolver\fR(8)
> .SH "AUTHOR"
> .PP
> Igor Mammedov wrote the cifs\&.upcall program\&.

Committed...

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Jeff Layton <jlayton@samba.org>
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