Re: 2.4.8 Resource leaks + limits

Alan Cox
2001-08-15T18:49:55Z

> Yes, it would mean that the primary group is _really_ primary, but from a
> system management standpoint that's probably preferable (ie you can give
> group read-write access to a person without giving group "resource" access
> to him)

Non unix systems generally have a separate accounting uid - one reason for
that is the problem of charging for setuid apps and things done in your
name. Otherwise its all too easy to attack a bug in a setuid app to make it
expand to fill memory.

I'd rather we had an luid or equivalent personally.

Alan