Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:48:52 +0000 (GMT) | From | Hugh Dickins <> | Subject | Re: access() says EROFS even for device files if /dev is mounted RO |
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Tigran Aivazian wrote: > > The classical interpretation of the access(2) system call is "do the same > type of permission check as open(2) would do but using real uid in the > credentials instead of effective (or on Linux fs) uid". .... > All I am saying is that if open on HP/UX allows writing but access denies > it, it is definitely a bug (in HP/UX).
Oh, I agree fervently with you and Al on this, just felt my opinion could be left out of it.
Hugh
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