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From: Karel Zak <kzak-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: James Youngman <jay-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Niraj Kumar <niraj17-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	util-linux-ng-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	hch-jcswGhMUV9g@public.gmane.org,
	nick.couchman-nV4p5R2ZCaoAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] unrestricted_chown : userspace part
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:56:07 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081209105607.GF15416@nb.net.home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c5df85930812090136v7a3bdce8o7a8b70c25ab2827b-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>

On Tue, Dec 09, 2008 at 09:36:54AM +0000, James Youngman wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 4:32 AM, Niraj Kumar <niraj17-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Unrestricted chown: Userspace patch for mount program
> >
> > This patch adds "unrestricted_chown" option to
> > mount program.  This option is used to disable
> > the Posix _POSIX_CHOWN_RESTRICTED chown option on a given
> > filesystem which forbids non-privilegued users to give away files.
> 
> The name [no]restrict_chown would be more in keeping with the names of
> the existing mount options.    Failing that perhaps chown=restricted.

 Yeah, the proposed name "unrestricted_chown" is ugly and terribly long.

    Karel

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2008-12-09 10:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-09  4:32 [PATCH] unrestricted_chown : userspace part Niraj Kumar
2008-12-09  9:36 ` James Youngman
     [not found]   ` <c5df85930812090136v7a3bdce8o7a8b70c25ab2827b-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2008-12-09 10:56     ` Karel Zak [this message]

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