Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Mon, 28 Jul 2003 11:18:18 +0200 | From | Jasper Spaans <> | Subject | mode of /proc/sys/net/ipv6/icmp |
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Hello,
Can anybody tell me why /proc/sys/net/ipv6/icmp is mode 0500 instead of the more logical 0555 ? Is there something to hide from normal users in there?
Diff below fixes this, but I'd like to know the rationale behind this..
Index: net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/linux-2.5/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c,v retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -r1.7 sysctl_net_ipv6.c --- linux-2.5/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c 27 Jun 2003 16:44:43 -0000 1.7 +++ CVS/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c 28 Jul 2003 07:46:51 -0000 @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ .ctl_name = NET_IPV6_ICMP, .procname = "icmp", .maxlen = 0, - .mode = 0500, + .mode = 0555, .child = ipv6_icmp_table }, {
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