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Re: [nfsv4] draft-quigley-nfsv4-labeled-00 - some comments

Thomas Haynes <thomas@netapp.com> Thu, 07 April 2011 15:30 UTC

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Subject: Re: [nfsv4] draft-quigley-nfsv4-labeled-00 - some comments
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On Apr 7, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Nico Williams wrote:

>> 
> 
> I think a problem only arises for directory delegations if the server
> would allow a subject to READDIR a directory while also at the same
> time hiding some of the directory entries from that subject due to the
> subject not being authorized to see them.  If we don't allow such
> behavior then there's no problem.
> 

The problem being of course that the client could create an entry that
conflicts with a name already on the server?

Another question might be who plans to ever implement directory
delegations?

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