Re: [nfsv4] CLIENTID race condition during server GRACE.

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From: Stevan Steve Allen (scallen@us.ibm.com)
Date: 01/17/05-05:19:52 PM Z


Subject: Re: [nfsv4] CLIENTID race condition during server GRACE.
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From: Stevan Steve Allen <scallen@us.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 15:19:52 -0800







- On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 01:02:50PM -0800, Stevan Steve Allen wrote:
-> RFC section 8.1.1 discusses ways to generate a unique CLIENT ID.
-> SETCLIENTID discusses the use of credentials to detect a conflicting
CLIENT
-> ID when a client lease is active.  If the NFS server restarts, the
-> credential relationship is lost.

On Mon, Jan 17, 2005, Bruce wrote:
-Can't the server store the principal that did the setclientid in stable
-storage?
-b.
Not in our current server design. I first wanted to confirm the protocol
does not address this issue and what, if anything, other platforms are
doing or decided on regarding the race condition.


Thanks,
Stevan C. Allen

z/NFS Development: 5600 Cottle Rd. San Jose CA. 95193




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