> I think the TOPS-10 system was conceptually much better, although
> the implementation suffered from problems (mainly because it was a
> gross hack).
...
> I think this kind of system should be considered for Linux. I can
> see some problems with hard links, but it might be a nice way to
^^^^^^^^^^
This is a problem because anyone can make a hard link to a
file (or have I overlooked something?).
> provide most of the benefits of ACLs with almost none of the
> disadvantages of the usual approach. If a Linux implementation
> kept the TOPS-10 behaviour of only checking the access file on
> accesses that would otherwise fail,
This _is_ a problem. I can imagine the situation where
you want a file to be world-readable EXCEPT for that one
special network user (say, nobody).
Doing something like that can be excellent protection
for when a network daemon breaks down...
Rik -- If a Microsoft product fails, who do you sue?
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