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no, an authentication server isn't needed (or used) by u9fs in the distribution.
on plan 9,
	echo $user
or
	cat /dev/user

i suspect that the user name that appears isn't registered on the unix server.
especially so if the name is `none'.


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Subject: Can not mount u9fs
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I just got my PC setup to be a Plan 9 terminal and compiled the u9fs on my NeXT
box. When I try to access the file server, after srv command, the mount fails
with error message:

mount: mount /srv/tcp!next!9fs /n/next: unknown user or group

I am wondering if this mean that I need to setup an auth server.

Thanks.

Ta-Wei Li