Ideas for changes to Unix filesystem
Jim Balter
jim at segue.segue.com
Mon Feb 11 13:48:43 AEST 1991
In article <BZS.91Feb7163251 at world.std.com> bzs at world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes:
>Since all flink() would do is enter a string/i-num pair into a
>directory I can't see how any of this applies.
You mean, since all flink would do is let you create an accessible path to a
file that you didn't previously have a accessible path to, you can't see how
any of this applies? Strange.
"Since all setuid(0) does is clear a few bits somewhere, I can't see how a
discussion of the consequences of letting anyone do so applies."
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