Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:07:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:07:49 -0500 Received: from sportingbet.gw.dircon.net ([195.157.147.30]:26129 "HELO sysadmin.sportingbet.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:07:36 -0500 Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:10:08 +0100 From: Sean Hunter To: Jesse Pollard Cc: Shawn Starr , Matti Aarnio , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Disturbing news.. Message-ID: <20010328151008.D8235@dev.sportingbet.com> Mail-Followup-To: Sean Hunter , Jesse Pollard , Shawn Starr , Matti Aarnio , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <01032806093901.11349@tabby> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <01032806093901.11349@tabby>; from jesse@cats-chateau.net on Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 06:08:15AM -0600 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 673 Lines: 15 On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 06:08:15AM -0600, Jesse Pollard wrote: > Sure - very simple. If the execute bit is set on a file, don't allow > ANY write to the file. This does modify the permission bits slightly > but I don't think it is an unreasonable thing to have. > Are we not then in the somewhat zen-like state of having an "rm" which can't "rm" itself without needing to be made non-executable so that it can't execute? Sean - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/