Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.6.15: Filesystem capabilities 0.16 | From | Olaf Dietsche <> | Date | Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:25:56 +0100 |
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Ingo Oeser <ioe-lkml@rameria.de> writes:
> On Saturday 14 January 2006 22:21, Olaf Dietsche wrote: >> This patch implements filesystem capabilities. It allows to run >> privileged executables without the need for suid root. > > Why not implement this via xattr framework and the "system." > namespace there? I would suggest "system.posix_capabilties" for this.
This already exists. See <http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/browse_frm/thread/bbcb9a5d4204db6d/92da59d319865d7b>, <http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/browse_frm/thread/b8f2508c00c76938/d76a17c820b8a0a8> and <http://www.stanford.edu/~luto/linux-fscap/>
> That way you can reduce your infrastructure, take advantage > of caching features, have user space tools for viewing and changing > this and resize2fs works for it now or soon. > > What do you think?
Short (and lazy ;-) answer: <http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/browse_frm/thread/6a4f4b26c110c742/83ad1d63035fd290>
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