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From: don@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
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Subject: Re: srvtab on client machines
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Date: 5 Mar 91 23:45:38 GMT
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concerning workstation services, steve said:
   "There are, I believe, some private workstations at MIT.  These may, if
   the owners wish, have network services. ... But if you want the
   privileges of a host, you have to accept the responsibilities:  secure
   administration of /etc/srvtab files."

please note that kerberos version 5 will allow client workstations to provide
authenticated services ( like X service, rlogind, etc.) without need for clients'
srvtabs. indeed, the mechanism will support such services on athena's own public
workstations.

p.s.: athena has 487 private workstations (~35% of total), as of today's count.

					-don davis, mit project athena staff