Messages in this thread |  | | From | Marc Unangst <> | Subject | Re: Ideas for v2.1 | Date | Fri, 28 Jun 1996 17:01:02 -0400 |
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Albert Cahalan <albert@ccs.neu.edu> writes: >You need a way to keep someone from setting the execute bits. >Every permission change should be checked against a mask, >which you might set to limit permissions to 0640.
No, actually, I don't need anything of the sort. I *want* my users to be able to execute programs that they write. Saying that we'll enforce network access by preventing users from setting the execute bit is like killing an ant with a thermonuclear bomb.
-Marc
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