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From: jim@segue.segue.com (Jim Balter)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals
Subject: Re: Ideas for changes to Unix filesystem
Message-ID: <6190@segue.segue.com>
Date: 11 Feb 91 02:48:43 GMT
References: <1991Jan30.143326.16676@socs.uts.edu.au> <121494@uunet.UU.NET> <richard.665896876@fafnir.la.locus.com> <BZS.91Feb7163251@world.std.com>
Reply-To: jim@segue.segue.com (Jim Balter)
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In article <BZS.91Feb7163251@world.std.com> bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes:
>Since all flink() would do is enter a string/i-num pair into a
>directory I can't see how any of this applies.

You mean, since all flink would do is let you create an accessible path to a
file that you didn't previously have a accessible path to, you can't see how
any of this applies?  Strange.

"Since all setuid(0) does is clear a few bits somewhere, I can't see how a
discussion of the consequences of letting anyone do so applies."