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Subject: Re: mount permissions bug - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 22-Oct-87 06:18:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 22 06:18:00 1987
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AT&T's Release Notes for System V Release 3.1 say that this
behavior is a bug. It is found in the internal function namei().

For SYS5R3.1 wizzards: this and other problems could be fixed e.g. by
sending an empty string as the last component through namei() and
FS_NAMEI() (concept only!). Be aware what this would cause to RFS!

My Question: Does this behavior bother anybody - shall we fix it ?
At least it seems not to be a security leak.

	Johannes Heuft (PCS)
	unido!pcsbst!jh