From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: evilninja Subject: Re: EACCESS vs ENOENT for nonexistent files-within-files Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 02:00:43 +0200 Message-ID: <4148D7AB.4000301@gmx.net> References: <20040913140637.GB29591@redhat.com> <20040913161326.GB2252@backtop.namesys.com> <20040913185255.GA1920@redhat.com> <16709.63624.953839.299199@thebsh.namesys.com> <41481FA5.2000504@gmx.net> <16712.10868.647572.90804@thebsh.namesys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <16712.10868.647572.90804@thebsh.namesys.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: reiserfs-list@namesys.com Cc: Nikita Danilov -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Nikita Danilov wrote: > evilninja writes: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, Christian evilninja :) um, yes, it just sticks ;-) > > But in reiser4 file.txt _is_ a directory. That's the whole point: it > contains other objects inside. [...] > This is very simple: do be able to do a lookup one needs +x bit. No +x > bit--no lookup. No lookup---impossible to determine exists .htaccess or > not. ok, so things will be different when i'll try reiser4 on my box. > Permission bits determine what operations are possible on > object. Letting user to know that .htaccess doesn't exist while > permission bits on parent explicitly disable lookups is a security > hole. yes, i think i got i now. thanks for the explanation. Christian. - -- BOFH excuse #65: system needs to be rebooted -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBSNerC/PVm5+NVoYRAuLsAJ99JCbKQ0ebl9xRPwwYK/un9OKRtgCg3nOu tlYw+GkQWwO2Kfk1pEVlivE= =5iJg -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----