Re: linux capabilities and ACLs

Chris Wedgwood (cw@ix.net.nz)
Fri, 5 Feb 1999 18:50:01 +1300


On Thu, Feb 04, 1999 at 07:28:17AM +0100, ralf@uni-koblenz.de wrote:

> ACLs were specified in POSIX 1003.1e and 1003.2c. However these
> drafts have been dropped.

I have it on good authority that the proposed POSIX ACLs are broken
in such a way as they are not as secure and might otherwise be
expected.

I'm still waiting for more concrete details on this if it matters...
(so ask me about it off the list, please people).

-cw

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