[OpenAFS] Question about append-only directories and ownership of files

Dexter 'Kim' Kimball dhk@ccre.com
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:38:54 -0700


You're right of course about the directory ownership.

Kim



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> [mailto:openafs-info-admin@openafs.org] On Behalf Of Todd M. Lewis
> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 11:26 AM
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> Cc: 'Thomas M. Payerle'
> Subject: Re: [OpenAFS] Question about append-only directories 
> and ownership of files
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> 
> Dexter 'Kim' Kimball wrote:
> > 
> > In general AFS doesn't care about ownership/mode bits -- 
> ignores them
> > entirely on directories,
> 
> Not quite. The owner of a directory has implied administrator 
> rights in that 
> directory. That may be relevant here. Or not. Whatever.
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