> ... another solution -- allow fcntl() to remove read-only and
> append-only limitations, so that behaviour is at least explicit.
Do not lower security, just to emulate /proc sloppiness. (That would be
like fixing a root security bug by doing away with the root password.)
Is there anything (currently) relying on that security?
Paul Szabo psz (at) maths.usyd.edu (dot) au [email concealed] http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/
School of Mathematics and Statistics University of Sydney Australia
> append-only limitations, so that behaviour is at least explicit.
Do not lower security, just to emulate /proc sloppiness. (That would be
like fixing a root security bug by doing away with the root password.)
Is there anything (currently) relying on that security?
Paul Szabo psz (at) maths.usyd.edu (dot) au [email concealed] http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/
School of Mathematics and Statistics University of Sydney Australia
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