9pd

README

9pd

9pd is an Altid server, used to connect to clients over the 9p protocol.

`go install github.com/altid/9p-server

Usage

9pd [-t] [-d <dir>] [-c certfile] [-k keyfile] [-u username]

• -t enables TLS use
• -c <certfile> certificate file for use with TLS connections (Default /etc/ssl/certs/altid.pem)
• -k <keyfile> key file for use with TLS connections (Not required for systems with factotum, default /etc/ssl/private/altid.pem)
• -d <dir> directory to watch (Default /tmp/altid)
• -u <username> Run as user (Default is current user)

Configuration

# altid/config - place this in your operating system's default config directory

service=foo
	#listen_address=192.168.1.144:12345

• listen_address is a more advanced topic, explained here: Using listen_address

Plan9

• On Plan9, the default certfile is set to $home/lib/altid.pem
• You must run all services in the same namespace that 9pd is running