Subject: Re: kern/34648: Kernel panic when using NFS root and configuring an
To: None <elad@NetBSD.org>
From: YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt@mwd.biglobe.ne.jp>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/01/2006 19:53:03 
> Jason Thorpe wrote:
> 
> > firmload needs to use the equivalent of super-user creds.
> 
> What is "super-user"?

a credential strong enough to do the operation. 

(it isn't straightforward for nfs, because credentials are passed to
the server.)

YAMAMOTO Takashi