From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BFeYb-00007Z-CL for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:35:53 -0700 Received: from [12.177.129.25] (helo=ccure.user-mode-linux.org) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.30) id 1BFeYa-0002du-P2 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:35:53 -0700 Message-Id: <200404192015.i3JKFrsP025251@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Thoughts on HUMFS and metadata In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 19 Apr 2004 20:42:14 +0200." <46FEF20C-9231-11D8-8B4A-000A95CD704C@kungfoocoder.org> References: <8D87591F-91D6-11D8-8B4A-000A95CD704C@kungfoocoder.org> <200404191858.i3JIwFsP024786@ccure.user-mode-linux.org> <46FEF20C-9231-11D8-8B4A-000A95CD704C@kungfoocoder.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Jeff Dike Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 16:15:52 -0400 To: Paul Wagland Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net paul@kungfoocoder.org said: > Umm, is that actually valid? For example, a normal user cannot read a > file with "000" permissions, however root can. However, if the > permissions are stored on the file, then a "000" file cannot even be > read be root. Ummm, good point. That needs fixing, as well as the fact that hard links aren't supported correctly. > Surely it also makes sense if it is stored in a database? I am not > sure how else this information can be stored otherwise? Are you talking about extending the normal unix permissions through humfs, or supporting this stuff on filesystems that have it? Jeff ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel