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Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 15:48:05 +0200
From: Marko Kreen <marko@l-t.ee>
To: David Howells <dhowells@cambridge.redhat.com>
Cc: aviro@redhat.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dhowells@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [BUG] directory renaming/removal
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I must say that I dont know what the standards say, but...

On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 01:28:28PM +0000, David Howells wrote:
>  (1) Linux can't rename directories that are marked as read-only. This is
>      strange because the directories actually being modified _do_ have write
>      permission.

Kernel cant change the ".." entry?

>  (2) You can _remove_ a read-only directory.

Kernel dont need to change the ".." entry?


-- 
marko

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