Re: USER/GROUP rules on the chopping Block [ Re: Panic on boot with April 16 src (lengthy info attached) ]

From: Volker <volker_at_vwsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:10:55 +0200
On 06/06/07 16:29, Max Laier wrote:
> After several attempts to fix user/group rules which ended like the most 
> recent one - cited below - with *ZERO* feedback, I won't waste anymore 
> effort.  Either somebody steps up, does proper testing and reports back, 
> or user/group rules go!  End of story!
> 
> This is not personal against Tillman - he just happend to be the most 
> recent one to hit the problem.
> 
> On Wednesday 18 April 2007, Tillman Hodgson wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 18, 2007 at 10:13:42PM +0200, Max Laier wrote:
>>> On Wednesday 18 April 2007 21:28, Tillman Hodgson wrote:
>>>> Oh, interesting! I'm rebuilding right now with that option :-)
>>>> I'll report back in a few days how it goes.
>>> Actually, could you test this?  It should enable the hack on the fly
>>> as a user/group rule is added.  See "sysctl debug.pfugidhack" or
>>> "pfctl -x misc" to confirm it's on.
>> Sure, I've restarted the build with this patch.
> 
> and again ... the thread ends here - zero feedback received :-(  Does 
> anyone care about user/group rules at all?  If so - speak up now or I'll 
> just disable them with the upcoming update!!!
> 
> 

Max,

despite the fact I'm lacking a lot of your responses, I really do
understand the fact that you're pissed about doing something but not
getting responses. And I really appreciate your work!

I wasn't aware of the fact that user/group rules have been discussed
in detail (I must have missed that topic somehow or it hasn't happened
in pf_at_). To your question, I do care about that topic, I'm able to to
beta tests and check things out. Also I do have the machines to check
things in a safe environment, if needed.

If you have something to checkout, I will be happy to check it out and
feed back to you (if you're talking to me... again, I haven't received
any responses for weeks from you). If you still care about user/group
based rules, keep me up to date (I'm not on current_at_) and I'll beta
test for you and give you any needed feed back.

>From my view, the response issue can somewhat been seen as the core
team sitting on an island and the user base is far, far away of them.

Volker
Received on Wed Jun 06 2007 - 14:28:57 UTC

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