1. `FTP/SFTP Background`_
2. `Tahoe-LAFS Support`_
3. `Creating an Account File`_
-4. `Configuring FTP Access`_
-5. `Configuring SFTP Access`_
-6. `Dependencies`_
-7. `Immutable and mutable files`_
-8. `Known Issues`_
+4. `Running An Account Server (accounts.url)`_
+5. `Configuring FTP Access`_
+6. `Configuring SFTP Access`_
+7. `Dependencies`_
+8. `Immutable and Mutable Files`_
+9. `Known Issues`_
FTP/SFTP Background
Now add an 'accounts.file' directive to your tahoe.cfg file, as described in
the next sections.
-accounts.url Directive
-======================
+Running An Account Server (accounts.url)
+========================================
The accounts.url directive allows access requests to be controlled by an
HTTP-based login service, useful for centralized deployments. This was
presents this argument as "email" rather than "username").
* passwd: PASSWORD
-And should return a single string that either contains a Tahoe rootcap
+It should return a single string that either contains a Tahoe rootcap
(URI:DIR2:...), or "0" to indicate a login failure.
Tahoe-LAFS recommends the service be secure, preferably localhost-only. This