Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] private mounts | From | Miklos Szeredi <> | Date | Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:28:50 +0200 |
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> > The NFS security model is based on the principle that the administrator > > of the SERVER can override access permissions on his/her hardware. Pray > > tell why you think that is "broken"? > > Well, administrator on CLIENT can impersonate whoever he wants,
Not really. Root squash has the very important effect that whatever the client does, it cannot impersonate "root".
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