Return-Path: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.194]:54936 "EHLO mout.perfora.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751692Ab2HUS4y (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:56:54 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:42:30 -0400 From: Jim Rees To: Sven Geggus , linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: NFS4: ssh + unlink(~/.Xauthority) delays Message-ID: <20120821184230.GA13357@umich.edu> References: <20120821125905.GA16550@umich.edu> <20120821170759.GA13076@umich.edu> <20120821180353.GB4561@us.ibm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20120821180353.GB4561@us.ibm.com> Sender: linux-nfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Malahal Naineni wrote: NFS3 doesn't have delegations and this file placement should not be an issue in NFSv4 either if it is working correctly! Xauthority doesn't belong in $HOME, it belongs on the local disk. That has nothing to do with NFS v3/v4. It has to do with limiting distribution and exposure of sensitive information.