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From: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
Subject: Re: remount with open files
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:17:25 -0400
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Andreas Moroder wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> we have a SLES8 system with kernel 2.4.19-64GB-SMP and would like to add
> ACLs to the files system. As far as I can see the ACL options are
> compoled into the kernel. Is it possible to add the acl option to the
> /etc/fstab entry and then remount the filesystem with -o remount even
> with open files ?
> 
> When the remount is done do I have to starta another program or so or is
> this all I have to do ?

Yes, ACLs are safe to enable and disable on-the-fly with -oremount,{,no}acl.

- -Jeff

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Jeff Mahoney
SUSE Labs
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