Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 23:33:24 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> To: Stephen McKay <syssgm@detir.qld.gov.au> Cc: "Chuck Youse" <cyouse@cybersites.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, "Marc Ramirez" <mrami@gbtb.com> Subject: Re: symlink question Message-ID: <2743.929428404@zippy.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:20:36 %2B1000." <199906150620.QAA03507@nymph.detir.qld.gov.au>
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> symlinks have caused me grief (Pyramid OSx) and never joy. I hope it fails > yet again to appear in FreeBSD. Just think of the new security holes for a > start. Name one, please. You can currently point a symlink anyplace you like; whether the user has permission to *read* or execute the target of the link, however, is where the genuine system administration takes over. How the actual value is derived shouldn't make that much difference. :) - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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