Re: Subject: Re: ext3 to include capabilities?

Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)
Fri, 2 Apr 1999 22:50:12 +0300

ADC> if(setuid){
ADC> if(root_owned && cap_header) use_cap_header();
ADC> else use_setuid_bit();
ADC> }

But here root is still special. Somebody who has the permissions to
create users may create a root user or change root's password and thus
gain access to root and then to everything?

-- 
Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)


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