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From(Alan Cox)
SubjectRe: NFS bug ?!u
DateSun, 23 Feb 1997 10:04:12 +0000 (GMT)
> I would like to
> - know what's the reason and idea that this open() call succeeds for root

Because it came from cache

> - avoid corrupt/incomplete data if root tries to copy such files!
>   either the file should be accessible and copies entirely or not at all IMHO.

Quite possibly. You'd need to a big chunk of checking to the NFS cache code.
As it is you'd still then get funny behaviour on chmod (as seen on all NFS
systems), and seteuid() calls.

Alan


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