Re: linux capabilities and ACLs

ralf@uni-koblenz.de
Fri, 5 Feb 1999 07:14:29 +0100


On Fri, Feb 05, 1999 at 06:50:01PM +1300, Chris Wedgwood 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).

Hm... Solaris and IRIX are afaik supposed to implement their ACLs quite
close to that standard ...

Ralf

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