From: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@fieldses.org>
To: "Haynes, Tom" <thomas@netapp.com>
Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, nfsv4@ietf.org
Subject: Re: Constructing a NFSv4 ACL from POSIX mode bits
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:53:01 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120724195301.GL8570@fieldses.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120724193348.GA4977@netapp.com>
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 12:33:49PM -0700, Haynes, Tom wrote:
> In looking at http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-nfsv4-acl-mapping-05, it
> states that when mapping the write bit, only for the owner do we set
> ACE4_WRITE_ACL.
>
> Back in version 00, it is open as to whether we can also set it for the
> group and other if they have the write bit set.
>
> I looked back at the NFSv4 WG aliases and I see some discussion from Lisa
> on how Solaris only ever sets it for the owner due to POSIX restrictions
> via chmod(). So, now I know how another server does it.
>
> What does the Linux server do in this case?
The Linux server does what's described in the above draft:
unconditionally sets NFS4_ACE_WRITE_ATTRIBUTES | NFS4_ACE_WRITE_ACL on
an OWNER@ ALLOW ACE, and nowhere else.
--b.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-07-24 19:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-07-24 19:33 Constructing a NFSv4 ACL from POSIX mode bits Haynes, Tom
2012-07-24 19:53 ` J. Bruce Fields [this message]
2012-07-24 20:00 ` [nfsv4] " Nico Williams
2012-07-24 20:09 ` J. Bruce Fields
2012-07-24 20:29 ` Nico Williams
2012-07-25 13:29 ` J. Bruce Fields
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