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Date:      Tue, 26 Sep 1995 16:58:47 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Cc:        terry@lambert.org, freebsd-install@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: "Installation" and "upgrade"
Message-ID:  <199509262358.QAA08714@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <199509262155.WAA25519@keltia.Freenix.FR> from "Ollivier Robert" at Sep 26, 95 10:55:04 pm

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> It seems that Terry Lambert said:
> > having inodes at all.  There are semantic differences for links in
> > directories with the sticky bit/SUID/SGID bits set that result from
> > this.  Specifically, you can create links for which you do not have
> > priveledges to delete.
> 
> I really think we  should go back to  the previous behaviour... I don't see
> what CSRG gained by this. Can someone enlighten me ?

Symlinks with zero cost in inodes.

A good argument for symlinks in to the init.d scripts.  8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.



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