Re: New modules in 2.14

[Alan Cox <alan lxorguk ukuu org uk>]

On Gwe, 2006-01-20 at 08:18 -0500, David Zeuthen wrote:
> console. Only one copy obtains the right to manage the
> system power, this happens through the PolicyManager as
> described here http://blog.fubar.dk/?p=63 ... e.g. the call
> ClaimPolicyService() will return FALSE for everyone but
> the first one to ask.

Or for all in many environments

> > Or consider a
> > tape monkey in the server room.
> 
> It's busy attempting to write Shakespeare on a good old
> fashioned type writer? :-) ... no, seriously, care to clarify?

Its a common server case where physical access does not meet
authorisation to do much. Tape drives tend to be near the physical
system and people want to provide facilities to the tape folk (browser
forms to indicate they actually visited the box etc). Neverthless the
typical tape loader is paid like a 1st level phone support person, and
is not usually qualified or sometimes even competent to  be offered the
ability to shut down the system they are backing up.

Alan