From: Olaf Dietsche <olaf+list.linux-kernel@olafdietsche.de>
To: Nix <nix@esperi.org.uk>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.6.13: Filesystem capabilities 0.16
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:21:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k6hyez3g.fsf@goat.bogus.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87fysnmvj6.fsf@amaterasu.srvr.nix>
Nix <nix@esperi.org.uk> writes:
> On 1 Sep 2005, Olaf Dietsche murmured woefully:
>> This patch implements filesystem capabilities. It allows to run
>> privileged executables without the need for suid root.
>
> Is there some reason why this doesn't keep its capability data in
> xattrs?
When I started fscaps, xattr were new to me and I didn't understand
how to use them. So, I went and made a small and independent patch.
If you're interested in an xattr based approach, you may look at
<http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/>, which is
very old or at <http://www.stanford.edu/~luto/linux-fscap/>, which is
a more recent implementation.
As serge pointed out, there's a third from Nicholas Hans Simmonds.
Regards, Olaf.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-09-03 19:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-09-01 18:51 Olaf Dietsche
2005-09-02 13:47 ` Nix
2005-09-03 0:35 ` serue
2005-09-03 19:25 ` Olaf Dietsche
2005-09-03 19:21 ` Olaf Dietsche [this message]
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