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SubjectRe: ext3 to include capabilities?
> > You overlooked the step 2 requirement, as many people do.
>
> Much of the initial posix.1e (or whatever) spec, about which the Linux
> kernel privileges support is based had the intention of removing, or
> obsoleteing the whole "root" concept (or at least making it possible to do
> so for chosen services).

The 's' bit would simply mean 'look at the capabilites', not suid root.
And if there are no capabilities defined, it would mean full suid root.

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Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)


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