Re: Atomic non-durable file write API

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On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:15 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So ACLs are lost?

I'm not sure. Since preserving them might not be easy I think it's
likely they're lost in some cases.

> That seems like a potentially bigger issue than loosing the owner/group info.
>
> And I assume if the owner changes, then the new owner has privileges
> to modify ACLs he didn't have previously.
>
> So if I want to instigate a simple denial of service in a multi-user
> environment, I edit a few key docs that I have privileges to edit. ÂBy
> doing so I take ownership. ÂAs owner I Âchange the permissions and
> ACLs so that no one but me can access them.
>
> Seems like a security hole to me.

If you have write access you can clear the data as well, so
effectively the difference is small.

Olaf
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