Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 6 Apr 1999 17:13:18 +0100 (GMT) | From | Matthew Kirkwood <> | Subject | Re: ext3 to include capabilities? |
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On Fri, 2 Apr 1999, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > 1. Put capabilities information in the executable header. > > > 2. Mark the executable setuid root. > > > 3. Have the kernel check for #1 if #2, and prefer #1 if present.
> Old security scripts program has root privileges. It is wrong, it has > only subset. But it is wrong _the right way_. Old scripts still see > the "bad scenario".
> It is no-loose situation.
It's a no-lose situation until you start using the new features to add privileges which weren't there in the first place.
Matthew.
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