lkml.org 
[lkml]   [1999]   [Jun]   [18]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
From
SubjectRe: Odd filesystem permission handling
Date
Wakko Warner writes:

>> This must be stopped:
>>
>> ln /etc/passwd ~/passwd
>> chown user.group ~/passwd
>
> doesn't work:

Yes, because Linux prevents operation 2.
It would be more logical (but less traditional)
to prevent operation 1 instead.

For now, I'd prefer to prevent both operations.
It is unsafe to allow operation 2 without getting
rid of old kernels and evil links.

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2005-03-22 13:52    [W:0.099 / U:0.756 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site