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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] implement uid and gid mount options for ext2
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 13:06:42 +0100
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> +uid=n[:m]			Make all files appear to belong to uid n.
> +				Useful for e.g. removable media with fstab
> +				options 'user,uid=useruid'. The optional second
> +				uid m is actually written to the file system.

So what happens if I insert a USB key containing a device node to the
hard disk ? Why is this functionality useful in the current form ?

(ie I think you need an actual rational security model first)


Also why is this at the per fs level duplicating stuff each time rather
than at the vfs level - this seems to be vfs level functionality.

> +
> +gid=n[:m]			Make all files appear to belong to gid n.
> +				The optional second gid m is actually written to
> +				the file system.

Your documentation seems only half completed ?

Alan