Re: [RFC] FUSE permission modell (Was: fuse review bits)

From: Jamie Lokier
Date: Tue Apr 12 2005 - 09:49:46 EST


Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> The same is true for the case when you mount an sshfs. Since you
> entered your password (or have a passwordless login to the server) you
> are authorized to browse the files on the server, but only with the
> capabilities you have there as a user. The server does the
> authorization. The same is true for an NFS mount btw. It's not the
> client that checks the permissions.
>
> So do you see why I argue in favor of having an option _not_ to check
> permissions on the client by the kernel?

Note that NFS checks the permissions on _both_ the client and server,
for a reason.

-- Jamie
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