Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:44:30 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> To: Soeren Schmidt <sos@spider.deepcore.dk> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /dev/acd*t* no longer available in -current? Message-ID: <20021115084430.GI76728@starjuice.net> In-Reply-To: <200211141827.gAEIRRQG026591@spider.deepcore.dk> References: <20021115011200.E10490-100000@gamplex.bde.org> <200211141827.gAEIRRQG026591@spider.deepcore.dk>
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On (2002/11/14 19:27), Soeren Schmidt wrote: > > - insecure permissions. Among other holes, these allowed the world to > > erase cd-rw's. > > Use rc.devfs for that as it was intended. Don't you think it makes more sense for the kernel to start off with more restrictive permissions, and have the administrator determine whether more restrictive permissions are appropriate? I think this approach is much more in line with "the Unix way". Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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