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Date: | Tue, 05 Aug 2003 11:43:25 -0400 |
From: | Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com> |
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To: | Max Bowsher <maxb AT ukf DOT net> |
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Subject: | Re: Controversial what if.... we disable ntsec by default again? |
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Max Bowsher wrote: > Having ntsec on by default has shown us that the imperfect mapping between > ACLs and file modes can cause a *lot* of problems. Essentially, for ntsec to > be useful, a fair amount of caring for permissions is required. New users > are often not prepared for this. Hence: what about making ntsc off by > default again? > > > If not, I guess the ntsec code needs to be spun off into a seperate library, > where setup can get at it too. Maybe I'm mistaken but I thought that (or something similar) was always the plan. It sounds like forward motion to me as opposed to the alternative. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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