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SubjectRe: [RFC] Rights for hardlinks
On Tue, Mar 23, 1999 at 10:11:08AM -0500, Alexander Viro wrote:
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> Access != write permissions.

I think he has a point, though. You can hardlink even to a file with 0 perms.
Such files are immune to the open trick you mention below, but the only way to
get around the linking would be to first create a 700 directory in /tmp and
export TMPDIR=/tmp/foo. This requires trickery in your .profile to find
a suitable foo.

> IMO it's madness. If you are in hostile environment (malicious
> local users) you can (and should) make your homedir accessible only for
> you. The only other place you could care of is /tmp. Needs regular
> cleanups on any box.
> Notice that malicious user can simply *open* the files and there
> is nothing you can do with them. Even if you unlink them they'll stay
> around until the attacker will want to close them. Your point being?
> Uptimes up to hundreds of days are *good* thing on a multi-user box.

see above...

-- arvind

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