Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:41:20 -0700 (PDT) | From | Jonathan Walther <> | Subject | Re: Securelevel in Linux? (Was: Re: immutable flag on ext2fs) |
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Whether we have true securelevels or securelevels implemented with capabilities, its still damn handy to be able to flip between them. Securelevels handle the majority of cases in a UNIX way. Capabilities are cool, but they hark more of the mainframe world. Some Linux based "systems" may be put together that use them to the full, but UNIX with a Linux kernel will never truly use capabilities beyond a few token things. The model is too drastically different.
Jonathan
On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Alan, I know we have capabilities in the kernel. Did the securelevel code > > finally get added back in? If so this is a time for celebration. What > > programs let an admin flip between securelevels on their linux box? > > You don't want securelevel if you have capabilities in right. Capabilities > are simply fine grained securelevel > > >
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