From: Zooko O'Whielacronx <zooko@zooko.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 00:02:05 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: remove automatic private dir
X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-0.7.0~43
X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/%5B/%5D%20/uri/reliability?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5995d11a3c320bd55d76eb2815832c6bfaacf475;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git

remove automatic private dir
 * rename my_private_dir.cap to root_dir.cap
 * move it into the private subdir
 * change the cmdline argument "--root-uri=[private]" to "--dir-uri=[root]"
---

diff --git a/docs/configuration.txt b/docs/configuration.txt
index 675b4d9f..09ff5d33 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.txt
+++ b/docs/configuration.txt
@@ -78,16 +78,9 @@ possibly more reliable) limit, use a symlink to place the 'storage/'
 directory on a separate size-limited filesystem, and/or use per-user
 OS/filesystem quotas.
 
-my_private_dir.cap (optional): When you create a new tahoe client, this
-file is created with no contents (as an empty file).  When the node starts
-up, it will inspect this file.  If the file doesn't exist then nothing will
-be done.  If the file exists, then the node will try to read the contents of
-the file and parse the contents as a read-write URI to a mutable directory.
-If the file exists but doesn't contain a well-formed read-write URI to a
-mutable directory (which is the case if the file is empty), then the node
-will create a new decentralized mutable directory and write its URI into this
-file.  The start.html page will contain a URL pointing to this directory if
-it exists.
+root_dir.cap (optional): The command-line tools will read a directory cap out of
+this file and use it, if you don't specify a '--dir-uri' option or if you
+specify '--dir-uri=root'.
 
 
 == Node State ==
diff --git a/src/allmydata/client.py b/src/allmydata/client.py
index bd9c363f..8c3b028e 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/client.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/client.py
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@ from allmydata.download import Downloader
 from allmydata.checker import Checker
 from allmydata.control import ControlServer
 from allmydata.introducer import IntroducerClient
-from allmydata.util import hashutil, idlib, testutil, observer
+from allmydata.util import hashutil, idlib, testutil
 from allmydata.filenode import FileNode
 from allmydata.dirnode import NewDirectoryNode
 from allmydata.mutable import MutableFileNode
 from allmydata.interfaces import IURI, INewDirectoryURI, \
      IReadonlyNewDirectoryURI, IFileURI, IMutableFileURI
-from allmydata import uri
 
 class Client(node.Node, Referenceable, testutil.PollMixin):
     implements(RIClient)
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ class Client(node.Node, Referenceable, testutil.PollMixin):
     STOREDIR = 'storage'
     NODETYPE = "client"
     SUICIDE_PREVENTION_HOTLINE_FILE = "suicide_prevention_hotline"
-    MY_PRIVATE_DIR_FILE = "my_private_dir.cap"
 
     # we're pretty narrow-minded right now
     OLDEST_SUPPORTED_VERSION = allmydata.__version__
@@ -46,9 +44,6 @@ class Client(node.Node, Referenceable, testutil.PollMixin):
         self.add_service(Uploader())
         self.add_service(Downloader())
         self.add_service(Checker())
-        self.private_directory_uri = None
-        self._private_uri_observers = None
-        self._start_page_observers = None
 
         self.introducer_furl = self.get_config("introducer.furl", required=True)
 
@@ -64,21 +59,6 @@ class Client(node.Node, Referenceable, testutil.PollMixin):
         if webport:
             self.init_web(webport) # strports string
 
-    def _init_start_page(self, privdiruri):
-        ws = self.getServiceNamed("webish")
-        startfile = os.path.join(self.basedir, "private", "start.html")
-        nodeurl_file = os.path.join(self.basedir, "node.url")
-        return ws.create_start_html(privdiruri, startfile, nodeurl_file)
-
-    def init_start_page(self):
-        if not self._start_page_observers:
-            self._start_page_observers = observer.OneShotObserverList()
-            d = self.get_private_uri()
-            d.addCallback(self._init_start_page)
-            d.addCallback(self._start_page_observers.fire)
-            d.addErrback(log.err)
-        return self._start_page_observers.when_fired()
-
     def init_lease_secret(self):
         def make_secret():
             return idlib.b2a(os.urandom(hashutil.CRYPTO_VAL_SIZE)) + "\n"
@@ -113,58 +93,6 @@ class Client(node.Node, Referenceable, testutil.PollMixin):
         if self.get_config("push_to_ourselves") is not None:
             self.push_to_ourselves = True
 
-    def _maybe_create_private_directory(self):
-        """
-        If 'my_private_dir.cap' exists, then I try to read a mutable
-        directory URI from it.  If it exists but doesn't contain a well-formed
-        read-write mutable directory URI, then I create a new mutable
-        directory and write its URI into that file.
-        """
-        # TODO: change this to use Node.get_or_create_private_config(). That
-        # will probably require passing a validation function in, or
-        # something.
-        privdirfile = os.path.join(self.basedir, "private",
-                                   self.MY_PRIVATE_DIR_FILE)
-        if os.path.exists(privdirfile):
-            try:
-                theuri = open(privdirfile, "r").read().strip()
-                try:
-                    uri.NewDirectoryURI.init_from_human_encoding(theuri)
-                except:
-                    raise EnvironmentError("not a well-formed mutable directory uri")
-            except EnvironmentError, le:
-                d = self.when_tub_ready()
-                def _when_tub_ready(res):
-                    return self.create_empty_dirnode(wait_for_numpeers=1)
-                d.addCallback(_when_tub_ready)
-                def _when_created(newdirnode):
-                    log.msg("created new private directory: %s" % (newdirnode,))
-                    privdiruri = newdirnode.get_uri()
-                    self.private_directory_uri = privdiruri
-                    open(privdirfile, "w").write(privdiruri + "\n")
-                    self._private_uri_observers.fire(privdiruri)
-                d.addCallback(_when_created)
-                d.addErrback(self._private_uri_observers.fire)
-            else:
-                self.private_directory_uri = theuri
-                log.msg("loaded private directory: %s" % (self.private_directory_uri,))
-                self._private_uri_observers.fire(self.private_directory_uri)
-        else:
-            # If there is no such file then this is how the node is configured
-            # to not create a private directory.
-            self._private_uri_observers.fire(None)
-
-    def get_private_uri(self):
-        """
-        Eventually fires with the URI (as a string) to this client's private
-        directory, or with None if this client has been configured not to
-        create one.
-        """
-        if self._private_uri_observers is None:
-            self._private_uri_observers = observer.OneShotObserverList()
-            self._maybe_create_private_directory()
-        return self._private_uri_observers.when_fired()
-
     def init_web(self, webport):
         self.log("init_web(webport=%s)", args=(webport,))
 
@@ -173,7 +101,6 @@ class Client(node.Node, Referenceable, testutil.PollMixin):
         if self.get_config("webport_allow_localfile") is not None:
             ws.allow_local_access(True)
         self.add_service(ws)
-        self.init_start_page()
 
     def _check_hotline(self, hotline_file):
         if os.path.exists(hotline_file):
diff --git a/src/allmydata/scripts/cli.py b/src/allmydata/scripts/cli.py
index b14f08be..8c17e8aa 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/scripts/cli.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/scripts/cli.py
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ class VDriveOptions(BaseOptions, usage.Options):
          "Look here to find out which Tahoe node should be used for all "
          "operations. The directory should either contain a full Tahoe node, "
          "or a file named node.url which points to some other Tahoe node. "
-         "It should also contain a file named my_private_dir.cap which contains "
+         "It should also contain a file named root_dir.cap which contains "
          "the root dirnode URI that should be used."
          ],
         ["node-url", "u", None,
          "URL of the tahoe node to use, a URL like \"http://127.0.0.1:8123\". "
          "This overrides the URL found in the --node-directory ."],
-        ["root-uri", "r", "private",
-         "Which dirnode URI should be used as a root directory.  The "
-         "string 'private' is also, and means we should use the "
-         "private vdrive as found in the my_private_dir.cap file in the "
-         "--node-directory ."],
+        ["dir-uri", "r", "root",
+         "Which dirnode URI should be used as a root directory.  The " 
+         "string 'root' is special, and means we should use the "
+         "directory found in the 'root_dir.cap' file in the 'private' "
+         "subdirectory of the --node-directory ."],
         ]
 
     def postOptions(self):
@@ -39,16 +39,14 @@ class VDriveOptions(BaseOptions, usage.Options):
             node_url_file = os.path.join(self['node-directory'], "node.url")
             self['node-url'] = open(node_url_file, "r").read().strip()
 
-        # also compute self['root-uri']
-        if self['root-uri'] == "private":
-            uri_file = os.path.join(self['node-directory'], "my_private_dir.cap")
-            self['root-uri'] = open(uri_file, "r").read().strip()
-        else:
-            from allmydata import uri
-            parsed = uri.from_string(self['root-uri'])
-            if not uri.IDirnodeURI.providedBy(parsed):
-                raise usage.UsageError("--root-uri must be a dirnode URI, or "
-                                       "'public' or 'private'")
+        # also compute self['dir-uri']
+        if self['dir-uri'] == "root":
+            uri_file = os.path.join(self['node-directory'], "root_dir.cap")
+            self['dir-uri'] = open(uri_file, "r").read().strip()
+        from allmydata import uri
+        parsed = uri.NewDirectoryURI.init_from_human_encoding(self['dir-uri'])
+        if not uri.IDirnodeURI.providedBy(parsed):
+            raise usage.UsageError("--dir-uri must be a dir URI, or 'root'")
 
 
 class ListOptions(VDriveOptions):
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ subCommands = [
 def list(config, stdout, stderr):
     from allmydata.scripts import tahoe_ls
     rc = tahoe_ls.list(config['node-url'],
-                       config['root-uri'],
+                       config['dir-uri'],
                        config['vdrive_pathname'],
                        stdout, stderr)
     return rc
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ def get(config, stdout, stderr):
     vdrive_filename = config['vdrive_filename']
     local_filename = config['local_filename']
     rc = tahoe_get.get(config['node-url'],
-                       config['root-uri'],
+                       config['dir-uri'],
                        vdrive_filename,
                        local_filename,
                        stdout, stderr)
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ def put(config, stdout, stderr):
     else:
         verbosity = 2
     rc = tahoe_put.put(config['node-url'],
-                       config['root-uri'],
+                       config['dir-uri'],
                        local_filename,
                        vdrive_filename,
                        verbosity,
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ def rm(config, stdout, stderr):
     else:
         verbosity = 2
     rc = tahoe_rm.rm(config['node-url'],
-                     config['root-uri'],
+                     config['dir-uri'],
                      vdrive_pathname,
                      verbosity,
                      stdout, stderr)
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ def mv(config, stdout, stderr):
     frompath = config['from']
     topath = config['to']
     rc = tahoe_mv.mv(config['node-url'],
-                     config['root-uri'],
+                     config['dir-uri'],
                      frompath,
                      topath,
                      stdout, stderr)
diff --git a/src/allmydata/scripts/create_node.py b/src/allmydata/scripts/create_node.py
index d1dbb1ed..db56d45a 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/scripts/create_node.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/scripts/create_node.py
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ def create_client(basedir, config, out=sys.stdout, err=sys.stderr):
         f = open(os.path.join(basedir, "webport"), "w")
         f.write(config['webport'] + "\n")
         f.close()
-    # Create an empty my_private_dir.cap file, indicating that the node
+    # Create an empty root_dir.cap file, indicating that the node
     # should fill it with the URI after creating the directory.
     from allmydata.util import fileutil
     fileutil.make_dirs(os.path.join(basedir, "private"), 0700)
-    open(os.path.join(basedir, "private", "my_private_dir.cap"), "w")
+    open(os.path.join(basedir, "private", "root_dir.cap"), "w")
     print >>out, "client created in %s" % basedir
     print >>out, " please copy introducer.furl into the directory"
 
diff --git a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_get.py b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_get.py
index af577228..9b475695 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_get.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_get.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 import urllib
 
-def get(nodeurl, root_uri, vdrive_fname, local_file, stdout, stderr):
+def get(nodeurl, dir_uri, vdrive_fname, local_file, stdout, stderr):
     if nodeurl[-1] != "/":
         nodeurl += "/"
-    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(root_uri)
+    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(dir_uri)
     if vdrive_fname:
         url += urllib.quote(vdrive_fname)
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def main():
     import optparse, re
     parser = optparse.OptionParser()
     parser.add_option("-u", "--nodeurl", dest="nodeurl")
-    parser.add_option("-r", "--root-uri", dest="rooturi")
+    parser.add_option("-r", "--dir-uri", dest="rooturi")
 
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def main():
         raise ValueError("--node-url is required to be a string and look like \"http://HOSTNAMEORADDR:PORT\", not: %r" % (options.nodeurl,))
 
     if not options.rooturi:
-        raise ValueError("must provide --root-uri")
+        raise ValueError("must provide --dir-uri")
 
     vdrive_fname = args[0]
     local_file = None
diff --git a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_ls.py b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_ls.py
index f010ae02..ad9fbcc6 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_ls.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_ls.py
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 import urllib
 import simplejson
 
-def list(nodeurl, root_uri, vdrive_pathname, stdout, stderr):
+def list(nodeurl, dir_uri, vdrive_pathname, stdout, stderr):
     if nodeurl[-1] != "/":
         nodeurl += "/"
-    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(root_uri)
+    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(dir_uri)
     if vdrive_pathname:
         url += urllib.quote(vdrive_pathname)
     url += "?t=json"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def main():
     import optparse, re
     parser = optparse.OptionParser()
     parser.add_option("-u", "--node-url", dest="nodeurl")
-    parser.add_option("-r", "--root-uri", dest="rooturi")
+    parser.add_option("-r", "--dir-uri", dest="rooturi")
 
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def main():
         raise ValueError("--node-url is required to be a string and look like \"http://HOSTNAMEORADDR:PORT\", not: %r" % (options.nodeurl,))
 
     if not options.rooturi:
-        raise ValueError("must provide --root-uri")
+        raise ValueError("must provide --dir-uri")
 
     vdrive_pathname = ""
     if args:
diff --git a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_mv.py b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_mv.py
index 2306cc3f..be097a88 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_mv.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_mv.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import urllib
 import simplejson
 from allmydata.scripts.common_http import do_http
 
-def mv(nodeurl, root_uri, frompath, topath, stdout, stderr):
+def mv(nodeurl, dir_uri, frompath, topath, stdout, stderr):
     frompath = urllib.quote(frompath)
     topath = urllib.quote(topath)
     if nodeurl[-1] != "/":
         nodeurl += "/"
-    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(root_uri)
+    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(dir_uri)
     data = urllib.urlopen(url + frompath + "?t=json").read()
 
     nodetype, attrs = simplejson.loads(data)
diff --git a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_put.py b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_put.py
index d2f046ae..f27e0fcf 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_put.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_put.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import urllib
 from allmydata.scripts.common_http import do_http
 
-def put(nodeurl, root_uri, local_fname, vdrive_fname, verbosity,
+def put(nodeurl, dir_uri, local_fname, vdrive_fname, verbosity,
         stdout, stderr):
     """
     @param verbosity: 0, 1, or 2, meaning quiet, verbose, or very verbose
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def put(nodeurl, root_uri, local_fname, vdrive_fname, verbosity,
     """
     if nodeurl[-1] != "/":
         nodeurl += "/"
-    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(root_uri)
+    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(dir_uri)
     if vdrive_fname:
         url += urllib.quote(vdrive_fname)
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def main():
     import optparse, re
     parser = optparse.OptionParser()
     parser.add_option("-u", "--node-url", dest="nodeurl")
-    parser.add_option("-r", "--root-uri", dest="rooturi")
+    parser.add_option("-r", "--dir-uri", dest="rooturi")
 
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def main():
         raise ValueError("--node-url is required to be a string and look like \"http://HOSTNAMEORADDR:PORT\", not: %r" % (options.nodeurl,))
 
     if not options.rooturi:
-        raise ValueError("must provide --root-uri")
+        raise ValueError("must provide --dir-uri")
 
     local_file = args[0]
     vdrive_fname = None
diff --git a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_rm.py b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_rm.py
index e418ec35..32e95316 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_rm.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/scripts/tahoe_rm.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import urllib
 from allmydata.scripts.common_http import do_http
 
-def rm(nodeurl, root_uri, vdrive_pathname, verbosity, stdout, stderr):
+def rm(nodeurl, dir_uri, vdrive_pathname, verbosity, stdout, stderr):
     """
     @param verbosity: 0, 1, or 2, meaning quiet, verbose, or very verbose
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def rm(nodeurl, root_uri, vdrive_pathname, verbosity, stdout, stderr):
     """
     if nodeurl[-1] != "/":
         nodeurl += "/"
-    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(root_uri)
+    url = nodeurl + "uri/%s/" % urllib.quote(dir_uri)
     if vdrive_pathname:
         url += urllib.quote(vdrive_pathname)
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def main():
     import optparse, re
     parser = optparse.OptionParser()
     parser.add_option("-u", "--node-url", dest="nodeurl")
-    parser.add_option("-r", "--root-uri", dest="rooturi")
+    parser.add_option("-r", "--dir-uri", dest="rooturi")
 
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def main():
         raise ValueError("--node-url is required to be a string and look like \"http://HOSTNAMEORADDR:PORT\", not: %r" % (options.nodeurl,))
 
     if not options.rooturi:
-        raise ValueError("must provide --root-uri")
+        raise ValueError("must provide --dir-uri")
 
     vdrive_pathname = args[0]
 
diff --git a/src/allmydata/test/test_cli.py b/src/allmydata/test/test_cli.py
index 1b4375ef..7680b649 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/test/test_cli.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/test/test_cli.py
@@ -20,25 +20,25 @@ class CLI(unittest.TestCase):
         filenode_uri = uri.WriteableSSKFileURI(writekey="\x00"*16,
                                                fingerprint="\x00"*32)
         private_uri = uri.NewDirectoryURI(filenode_uri).to_string()
-        open("cli/test_options/my_private_dir.cap", "w").write(private_uri + "\n")
+        open("cli/test_options/root_dir.cap", "w").write(private_uri + "\n")
         o = cli.ListOptions()
         o.parseOptions(["--node-directory", "cli/test_options"])
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['node-url'], "http://localhost:8080/")
-        self.failUnlessEqual(o['root-uri'], private_uri)
+        self.failUnlessEqual(o['dir-uri'], private_uri)
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['vdrive_pathname'], "")
 
         o = cli.ListOptions()
         o.parseOptions(["--node-directory", "cli/test_options",
                         "--node-url", "http://example.org:8111/"])
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['node-url'], "http://example.org:8111/")
-        self.failUnlessEqual(o['root-uri'], private_uri)
+        self.failUnlessEqual(o['dir-uri'], private_uri)
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['vdrive_pathname'], "")
 
         o = cli.ListOptions()
         o.parseOptions(["--node-directory", "cli/test_options",
-                        "--root-uri", "private"])
+                        "--dir-uri", "root"])
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['node-url'], "http://localhost:8080/")
-        self.failUnlessEqual(o['root-uri'], private_uri)
+        self.failUnlessEqual(o['dir-uri'], private_uri)
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['vdrive_pathname'], "")
 
         o = cli.ListOptions()
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ class CLI(unittest.TestCase):
                                                      fingerprint="\x11"*32)
         other_uri = uri.NewDirectoryURI(other_filenode_uri).to_string()
         o.parseOptions(["--node-directory", "cli/test_options",
-                        "--root-uri", other_uri])
+                        "--dir-uri", other_uri])
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['node-url'], "http://localhost:8080/")
-        self.failUnlessEqual(o['root-uri'], other_uri)
+        self.failUnlessEqual(o['dir-uri'], other_uri)
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['vdrive_pathname'], "")
 
         o = cli.ListOptions()
         o.parseOptions(["--node-directory", "cli/test_options",
-                        "--root-uri", other_uri, "subdir"])
+                        "--dir-uri", other_uri, "subdir"])
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['node-url'], "http://localhost:8080/")
-        self.failUnlessEqual(o['root-uri'], other_uri)
+        self.failUnlessEqual(o['dir-uri'], other_uri)
         self.failUnlessEqual(o['vdrive_pathname'], "subdir")
diff --git a/src/allmydata/test/test_system.py b/src/allmydata/test/test_system.py
index 465f4175..b7ef7499 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/test/test_system.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/test/test_system.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class SystemTest(testutil.SignalMixin, unittest.TestCase):
                 open(os.path.join(basedir, "webport"), "w").write("tcp:0:interface=127.0.0.1")
             if self.createprivdir:
                 fileutil.make_dirs(os.path.join(basedir, "private"))
-                open(os.path.join(basedir, "private", "my_private_dir.cap"), "w")
+                open(os.path.join(basedir, "private", "root_dir.cap"), "w")
             open(os.path.join(basedir, "introducer.furl"), "w").write(self.introducer_furl)
             c = self.add_service(client.Client(basedir=basedir))
             self.clients.append(c)
@@ -567,15 +567,13 @@ class SystemTest(testutil.SignalMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         d.addCallback(self.log, "did _check_publish2")
         d.addCallback(self._do_publish_private)
         d.addCallback(self.log, "did _do_publish_private")
-        # now we also have (where "P" denotes clients[0]'s automatic private
-        # dir):
+        # now we also have (where "P" denotes a new dir):
         #  P/personal/sekrit data
         #  P/s2-rw -> /subdir1/subdir2/
         #  P/s2-ro -> /subdir1/subdir2/ (read-only)
         d.addCallback(self._check_publish_private)
         d.addCallback(self.log, "did _check_publish_private")
         d.addCallback(self._test_web)
-        d.addCallback(self._test_web_start)
         d.addCallback(self._test_control)
         d.addCallback(self._test_cli)
         # P now has four top-level children:
@@ -654,11 +652,9 @@ class SystemTest(testutil.SignalMixin, unittest.TestCase):
     def _do_publish_private(self, res):
         self.smalldata = "sssh, very secret stuff"
         ut = upload.Data(self.smalldata)
-        d = self.clients[0].get_private_uri()
+        d = self.clients[0].create_empty_dirnode(wait_for_numpeers=self.numclients)
         d.addCallback(self.log, "GOT private directory")
-        def _got_root_uri(privuri):
-            assert privuri
-            privnode = self.clients[0].create_node_from_uri(privuri)
+        def _got_new_dir(privnode):
             rootnode = self.clients[0].create_node_from_uri(self._root_directory_uri)
             d1 = privnode.create_empty_directory("personal", wait_for_numpeers=self.numclients)
             d1.addCallback(self.log, "made P/personal")
@@ -670,8 +666,9 @@ class SystemTest(testutil.SignalMixin, unittest.TestCase):
                 d2.addCallback(lambda node: privnode.set_uri("s2-ro", s2node.get_readonly_uri(), wait_for_numpeers=self.numclients))
                 return d2
             d1.addCallback(_got_s2)
+            d1.addCallback(lambda res: privnode)
             return d1
-        d.addCallback(_got_root_uri)
+        d.addCallback(_got_new_dir)
         return d
 
     def _check_publish1(self, res):
@@ -705,14 +702,11 @@ class SystemTest(testutil.SignalMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         d.addCallback(_got_filenode)
         return d
 
-    def _check_publish_private(self, res):
+    def _check_publish_private(self, resnode):
         # this one uses the path-based API
-        d = self.clients[0].get_private_uri()
-        def _got_private_uri(privateuri):
-            self._private_node = self.clients[0].create_node_from_uri(privateuri)
-        d.addCallback(_got_private_uri)
+        self._private_node = resnode
 
-        d.addCallback(lambda res: self._private_node.get_child_at_path("personal"))
+        d = self._private_node.get_child_at_path("personal")
         def _got_personal(personal):
             self._personal_node = personal
             return personal
@@ -916,19 +910,6 @@ class SystemTest(testutil.SignalMixin, unittest.TestCase):
 
         return d
 
-    def _test_web_start(self, res):
-        basedir = self.clients[0].basedir
-        startfile = os.path.join(basedir, "private", "start.html")
-        self.failUnless(os.path.exists(startfile))
-        start_html = open(startfile, "r").read()
-        self.failUnless(self.webish_url in start_html)
-        d = self.clients[0].get_private_uri()
-        def done(private_uri):
-            private_url = self.webish_url + "uri/" + private_uri
-            self.failUnless(private_url in start_html)
-        d.addCallback(done)
-        return d
-
     def _test_runner(self, res):
         # exercise some of the diagnostic tools in runner.py
 
@@ -1013,11 +994,11 @@ class SystemTest(testutil.SignalMixin, unittest.TestCase):
 
         nodeargs = [
             "--node-url", self.webish_url,
-            "--root-uri", private_uri,
+            "--dir-uri", private_uri,
             ]
         public_nodeargs = [
             "--node-url", self.webish_url,
-            "--root-uri", some_uri,
+            "--dir-uri", some_uri,
             ]
         TESTDATA = "I will not write the same thing over and over.\n" * 100
 
diff --git a/src/allmydata/test/test_web.py b/src/allmydata/test/test_web.py
index e93be026..b1badbf4 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/test/test_web.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/test/test_web.py
@@ -275,23 +275,12 @@ class Web(WebMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         def _check(res):
             self.failUnless('Welcome To AllMyData' in res)
             self.failUnless('Tahoe' in res)
-            self.failUnless('personal vdrive not available.' in res)
 
             self.s.basedir = 'web/test_welcome'
             fileutil.make_dirs("web/test_welcome")
             fileutil.make_dirs("web/test_welcome/private")
-            self.ws.create_start_html("private_uri",
-                                      "web/test_welcome/private/start.html",
-                                      "web/test_welcome/node.url")
             return self.GET("/")
         d.addCallback(_check)
-        def _check2(res):
-            # We shouldn't link to the start.html page since we don't have a 
-            # private directory cap.
-            self.failIf('To view your personal private non-shared' in res)
-            self.failIf('from your local filesystem:' in res)
-            self.failIf(os.path.abspath('web/test_welcome/private/start.html') in res)
-        d.addCallback(_check2)
         return d
 
     def test_provisioning_math(self):
@@ -352,23 +341,6 @@ class Web(WebMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         d.addCallback(_check4)
         return d
 
-    def test_start_html(self):
-        fileutil.make_dirs("web")
-        fileutil.make_dirs("web/private")
-        startfile = "web/private/start.html"
-        nodeurlfile = "web/node.url"
-        self.ws.create_start_html("private_uri", startfile, nodeurlfile)
-
-        self.failUnless(os.path.exists(startfile))
-        start_html = open(startfile, "r").read()
-        self.failUnless(self.webish_url in start_html)
-        private_url = self.webish_url + "/uri/private_uri"
-        self.failUnless(private_url in start_html)
-
-        self.failUnless(os.path.exists(nodeurlfile))
-        nodeurl = open(nodeurlfile, "r").read().strip()
-        self.failUnless(nodeurl.startswith("http://localhost"))
-
     def test_GET_FILEURL(self):
         d = self.GET(self.public_url + "/foo/bar.txt")
         d.addCallback(self.failUnlessIsBarDotTxt)
diff --git a/src/allmydata/web/start.html b/src/allmydata/web/start.html
deleted file mode 100644
index bcbadbd8..00000000
--- a/src/allmydata/web/start.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<html>
-  <head>
-    <title>AllMyData - Tahoe</title>
-    <!-- <link href="http://www.allmydata.com/common/css/styles.css"
-          rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> -->
-    <link href="/webform_css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>
-    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
-  </head>
-  <body>
-
-<h1>Welcome To Your AllMyData "Tahoe" Node!</h1>
-
-<div>%(link_to_private_uri)s</div>
-
-<div>View <a href="%(base_url)s/">this node's status page</a>.</div>
-
-
-<div>Please visit the <a href="http://allmydata.org">Tahoe home page</a> for
-code updates and bug reporting.</div>
-
-  </body>
-</html>
diff --git a/src/allmydata/web/welcome.xhtml b/src/allmydata/web/welcome.xhtml
index bc0deee7..05192537 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/web/welcome.xhtml
+++ b/src/allmydata/web/welcome.xhtml
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 <h1>Welcome To AllMyData "Tahoe"!</h1>
 
-<div n:render="private_vdrive" />
-
 <div>Please visit the <a href="http://allmydata.org">Tahoe home page</a> for
 code updates and bug reporting. The <a href="provisioning">provisioning
 tool</a> may also be useful.</div>
diff --git a/src/allmydata/webish.py b/src/allmydata/webish.py
index 84bd4aac..13fc476c 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/webish.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/webish.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 from base64 import b32encode
 import os.path
-from twisted.application import service, strports, internet
+from twisted.application import service, strports
 from twisted.web import static, resource, server, html, http
 from twisted.python import util, log
 from twisted.internet import defer
@@ -1335,18 +1335,6 @@ class Root(rend.Page):
         ctx.fillSlots("peerid", nodeid_a)
         return ctx.tag
 
-    def render_private_vdrive(self, ctx, data):
-        basedir = IClient(ctx).basedir
-        start_html = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(basedir, "private", "start.html"))
-        basedir = IClient(ctx).basedir
-        if os.path.exists(start_html) and os.path.exists(os.path.join(basedir, "private", "my_private_dir.cap")):
-            return T.p["To view your personal private non-shared filestore, ",
-                       "use this browser to open the following file from ",
-                       "your local filesystem:",
-                       T.pre[start_html],
-                       ]
-        return T.p["personal vdrive not available."]
-
     # this is a form where users can download files by URI
     def render_download_form(self, ctx, data):
         form = T.form(action="uri", method="get",
@@ -1411,41 +1399,3 @@ class WebishServer(service.MultiService):
         # apparently 'ISite' does not exist
         #self.site._client = self.parent
         self._started.callback(None)
-
-    def create_start_html(self, private_uri, startfile, nodeurl_file):
-        """
-        Returns a deferred that eventually fires once the start.html page has
-        been created.
-        """
-        self._started.addCallback(self._create_start_html, private_uri, startfile, nodeurl_file)
-        return self._started
-
-    def _create_start_html(self, dummy, private_uri, startfile, nodeurl_file):
-        f = open(startfile, "w")
-        template = open(util.sibpath(__file__, "web/start.html"), "r").read()
-        # what is our webport?
-        s = self.listener
-        if isinstance(s, internet.TCPServer):
-            base_url = "http://localhost:%d" % s._port.getHost().port
-        elif isinstance(s, internet.SSLServer):
-            base_url = "https://localhost:%d" % s._port.getHost().port
-        else:
-            base_url = "UNKNOWN"  # this will break the href
-            # TODO: emit a start.html that explains that we don't know
-            # how to create a suitable URL
-        if private_uri:
-            link_to_private_uri = "View <a href=\"%s/uri/%s\">your personal private non-shared filestore</a>." % (base_url, private_uri)
-            fields = {"link_to_private_uri": link_to_private_uri,
-                      "base_url": base_url,
-                      }
-        else:
-            fields = {"link_to_private_uri": "",
-                      "base_url": base_url,
-                      }
-        f.write(template % fields)
-        f.close()
-
-        f = open(nodeurl_file, "w")
-        # this file is world-readable
-        f.write(base_url + "\n")
-        f.close()