Messages in this thread | | | From | Bernd Eckenfels <> | Subject | Re: Why is chmod(2)? | Date | Sun, 26 Sep 1999 05:33:24 +0200 |
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In article <7sgp30$jrp$1@verrine.demon.co.uk> you wrote: > Having the sort of semantics that require this sort of fiddling just gets in > the way, and I'm not convinced it gains anything.
Well, it gains you somethign if you cant read the files as root on default unless you have a special capability, say "ignore file access restrictions". This is exactly what the capabilities is used for. You dont need that capability usually... back process is a good exception.
Greetings Bernd
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