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SubjectRe: linux capabilities and ACLs
According to Rik van Riel:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Tim Smith wrote:
> > ... the TOPS-10 behaviour of only checking the access file on
> > accesses that would otherwise fail ...
>
> This _is_ a problem. I can imagine the situation where you want a
> file to be world-readable EXCEPT for that one special network user
> (say, nobody).

That's hardly good practice. IMO, 99.44% of the time, it's better to
specify who to _include_ rather than who to _exclude_, if only because
new accounts get created all the time.

"You didn't exclude 'guest'?!"
"When I created the file, there was no 'guest'!!"

'Nuff said.
--
Chip Salzenberg - a.k.a. - <chip@perlsupport.com>
"When do you work?" "Whenever I'm not busy."

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