Messages in this thread | | | From | Rob Landley <> | Subject | Re: rm-ing files with open file descriptors | Date | Sat, 19 Jan 2002 15:26:26 -0500 |
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On Saturday 19 January 2002 10:32 am, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:
> > This is a possible security risk: The unlinking program thinks the file > > is forever inaccessible, but it isn't... > > Will the ability to access this linked file still be there across > a reboot ? Or an fsck ? Tia , JimL
Actually deleting files with a link count of zero is one of the things fsck is for, I believe...
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