Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Oct 1999 11:36:38 +0200 | From | Jan Kara <> | Subject | Re: VFS / struct inode_operation: Extend permission() + add syscall? |
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> The permission() function in the VFS (and the permission() > inode operations) only work for the current user. > > Why is that? > What are the arguments against making adding a permission_uid() > function, with the uid a parameter? UID isn't the complete identification of process's rights. You would also need to pass for example capabilities or groups...
Honza.
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