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To: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [Bug 60676] Stat system call gives permission denied to root for links under a sticky bit
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:44:35 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bug-60676-13602-zhtxmg3pVa@https.bugzilla.kernel.org/> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bug-60676-13602@https.bugzilla.kernel.org/>

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60676

--- Comment #3 from Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu> ---
On Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 11:21:16AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Try reverting 800179c9b8a1e796e441674776d11cd4c05d61d7

Or just do:

echo 0 > /proc/sys/fs/protected_hardlinks
echo 0 > /proc/sys/fs/protected_symlinks

(or put the equivalent in /etc/sysctl.conf).

There is a **very** detailed description of the design decision behind
this change (which went in as of 3.6) in the commit description.  See:

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=800179c9b8a1e796e441674776d11cd4c05d61d7

In any case, it's "working as designed".

                        - Ted

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-08-02  0:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-01 15:02 [Bug 60676] New: Stat system call gives permission denied to root for links under a sticky bit bugzilla-daemon
2013-08-01 15:55 ` [Bug 60676] " bugzilla-daemon
2013-08-01 18:19 ` bugzilla-daemon
2013-08-01 18:21 ` [Bug 60676] New: " Christoph Hellwig
2013-08-02  0:44   ` Theodore Ts'o
2013-08-02  0:44 ` bugzilla-daemon [this message]
2013-08-02  3:16   ` [Bug 60676] " jon ernst
2013-08-02 14:34 ` bugzilla-daemon

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