Re: Call for review: restricted hardlinks.

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On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 09:16:39AM +0100, C=E9dric Devillers wrote:
+> If you create several partition ( /var /usr /home ), this problem is
+> resolved. Generally, in /usr, there are no directory write-able for all.
+> If you have a partition for /usr, no hard link to a set-uid binary ( in
+> the /usr tree ) is possible.

Believe me, I'm aware of this.
This "issue" can be used to other purposes as well.

	% ln /home/<user>/important_file ~/i_cannot_read_it_now_but_maybe_some_day=
_i_will_compromise_this_machine

Anyway, it is turned off by default and there is no need to use it at all.

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