From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 19 May 2001 06:08:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 19 May 2001 06:08:43 -0400 Received: from hog.ctrl-c.liu.se ([130.236.252.129]:38160 "HELO hog.ctrl-c.liu.se") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 19 May 2001 06:08:25 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFD w/info-PATCH] device arguments from lookup, partion code in userspace Newsgroups: linux.kernel In-Reply-To: <20010519094224.AD5A236DDC@hog.ctrl-c.liu.se> In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <20010519095158.B403736DDC@hog.ctrl-c.liu.se> Date: Sat, 19 May 2001 11:51:58 +0200 (CEST) From: wingel@hog.ctrl-c.liu.se (Christer Weinigel) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In article <20010519094224.AD5A236DDC@hog.ctrl-c.liu.se> I wrote: >The only problem I can see with this is that it removes one useful thing, >the ability to give a user access to a whole partition. > > chown wingel /dev/hda5 > >won't work anymore since there is no such device node. Apologies, this should have gone to linux-fsdev, I entered the mail address by hand and by reflex typed the wrong thing. *going back to sleep* /Christer -- "Just how much can I get away with and still go to heaven?"