Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:32:22 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:32:12 -0500 Received: from elektra.higherplane.net ([203.37.52.137]:48852 "EHLO elektra.higherplane.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:31:58 -0500 Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 01:36:03 +1000 From: john slee To: Sean Hunter Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Disturbing news.. Message-ID: <20010329013602.I10910@higherplane.net> References: <01032806093901.11349@tabby> <20010328151008.D8235@dev.sportingbet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <20010328151008.D8235@dev.sportingbet.com>; from sean@dev.sportingbet.com on Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 03:10:08PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 882 Lines: 23 [cc list trimmed] On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 03:10:08PM +0100, Sean Hunter wrote: > 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? aiiiieee, my head hurts now, thanks :( j. -- "Bobby, jiggle Grandpa's rat so it looks alive, please" -- gary larson - 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/