[linux-cifs-client] Re: [NFS] [PATCH 2/7] NFS: if ATTR_KILL_S*ID bits are set, then skip mode change

[simo]

On Sat, 2007-09-15 at 00:40 +1000, Greg Banks wrote:
> 
> In that case, user1's operations would also fail, which is even more
> serious a problem.  Also arguably you actually *want* writes by a
> nonroot user to a setuid root executable to fail ;-)

You, as an admin *may* want so, in that case you will use appropriate
permissions.
You, as a system, want just to follow what the admin set up, so, I
guess, no, you don't want that operation to fail.

Simo.
 
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