On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:03:38 +0100 Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2008-12-09 22:56 +0100, Celejar wrote: > > > On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:53:47 -0800 (PST) > > Arc Roca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> That would be a terrible thing to happen, that any one could appropriate > >> your files to themselves. > > > > I've been wondering about this; what would be the problem with the OS > > allowing user1 to chown his files to user2, assuming we don't allow > > this to occur with suid executables, of course. > > It would be a DoS against user2 if disk quotas are used. Good point. I suppose that danger will also exist if user2 has any file at all that is world writable. Running 'find ~ -perm /o+w -type f' seems to indicate that I don't have any, so I guess I'm safe ... > Sven Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
