From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
To: Wiktor <victorjan@poczta.onet.pl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFD] 'nice' attribute for executable files
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 14:55:12 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <424B0420.7050109@tmr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4249B2B8.1090807@poczta.onet.pl>
Wiktor wrote:
> so i thought that it would be nice to add an attribute to file
> (changable only for root) that would modify nice value of process when
> it starts. if there is one byte free in ext2/3 file metadata, maybe it
> could be used for that? i think that it woundn't be more dangerous than
> setuid bit.
Given that setuid is possibly the most misused (no I didn't say
overused) features around, that's hardly a recommendation. That said,
have you looked at capabilities?
--
-bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
last possible moment - but no longer" -me
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-03-30 19:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-03-29 19:55 [RFD] 'nice' attribute for executable files Wiktor
2005-03-29 21:02 ` Lee Revell
2005-03-30 19:55 ` Bill Davidsen [this message]
2005-03-31 5:51 ` Matt Mackall
[not found] <fa.ed33rit.1e148rh@ifi.uio.no>
2005-03-29 20:45 ` Bodo Eggert
2005-03-30 16:07 ` Wiktor
2005-03-30 16:55 ` Måns Rullgård
2005-03-30 17:27 ` Wiktor
2005-03-30 19:03 ` Måns Rullgård
2005-03-30 20:16 ` Wiktor
2005-03-30 20:43 ` Måns Rullgård
2005-04-01 15:26 ` Wiktor
2005-04-01 16:07 ` Måns Rullgård
2005-03-31 5:46 ` Jan Engelhardt
2005-03-31 15:56 ` Horst von Brand
2005-03-31 16:05 ` Måns Rullgård
2005-04-01 15:40 ` Wiktor
2005-04-01 16:12 ` Måns Rullgård
2005-04-01 17:27 ` Horst von Brand
2005-03-30 19:40 ` Bodo Eggert
2005-03-30 21:03 ` Lee Revell
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