From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: martin f krafft Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:19:01 +0000 Subject: Re: Bug#286040: please allow permissions.d to follow symlinks Message-Id: <20041217141901.GA25235@cirrus.madduck.net> MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="3MwIy2ne0vdjdPXF" List-Id: References: <20041217083115.GA4050@wonderland.linux.it> In-Reply-To: <20041217083115.GA4050@wonderland.linux.it> To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org --3MwIy2ne0vdjdPXF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable also sprach Kay Sievers [2004.12.17.1513 +0100]: > There is nothing I can see the need for a fix. It is intentional > that the symlinks never change the specified behavior of the node. > As said, there is the easy way to specify explicit rule > permissions if needed. Just as you fail to understand our position, I fail to understand your arguments. Why (or where) is it intentional that a chmod on a symlink created by udev does not affect the actual device? Moreover, what would be the real point of that? What's the point of permissions on a symlink? --=20 .''`. martin f. krafft : :' : proud Debian developer, admin, user, and author `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system =20 Invalid/expired PGP subkeys? Use subkeys.pgp.net as keyserver! --3MwIy2ne0vdjdPXF Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBwurVIgvIgzMMSnURAn22AJ41i7clAiz34kBISKYlrIST7vOyUQCgvOyz tGXJt+PB1YmZNNcWExfHTBc= =yvyJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --3MwIy2ne0vdjdPXF-- ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-hotplug-devel mailing list http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net Linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel