Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:51:51 +0200 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: access() system call Message-ID: <20010331165151.J490@cgmd76206.chello.nl> In-Reply-To: <3AC5EAFA.C8D4E301@iowna.com>; from wmoran@iowna.com on Sat, Mar 31, 2001 at 09:34:34AM -0500 References: <3AC5EAFA.C8D4E301@iowna.com>
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On Sat, Mar 31, 2001 at 09:34:34AM -0500, Bill Moran wrote: > In the man page for the access(2) syscall, it states "access() is a > potential security hole and should never be used." > > I have 3 questions regarding this: > > 1. What should I use instead? stat(2). It's in the SEE ALSO section of the man-page. > 2. Is there any more information on why access() is such a terrible > security hole? I'm also wondering about it. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://FatalDimensions.nl.eu.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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