ext2 APPEND flag

Rik van Riel (H.H.vanRiel@phys.uu.nl)
Wed, 2 Sep 1998 18:08:31 +0200 (CEST)


Hi,

I've just come across the fenomenon that the ext2fs APPEND
flag can only be set by root...

Now I wonder why? Why was this done and what are the security
implications of allowing normal users to set the APPEND-only
flag on their own files?

Rik.
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