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To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
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Subject: Re: Filesystem Capabilities in 2.6?
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Linus Torvalds wrote:

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> And pathnames are a _hell_ of a lot better and straightforward interface
> than inode numbers are. It's confusing when you change the permission on
> one path to notice that another path magically changed too.

Would this not allow a user to add permissions to a file, by creating a 
new directory entry and linking it to an existing inode?

Would that not be a greater security hole?

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