Date: Sun, 4 May 1997 23:11:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: Benjamin D Chambers <chambersb AT juno DOT com>
cc: ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru, opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: A few FS notions
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On Fri, 2 May 1997, Benjamin D Chambers wrote:

> 
> On Thu,  1 May 97 06:43:52 +0300 "-= ArkanoiD =-" <ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru>
> writes:
> >nuqneH,
> >> Anything else?  Let's brainstorm, here :)
> >>
> >ACLs and ACL-initiated events!
> 
> Could you elaborate?  What exactly _are_ ACLs?

Don't you use VMS daily?  ACLs are access control lists.  They
allow you to selectively give specific users specific access to
specific files/directories on an individual basis.  Unfortunately
this comes with a big performance tradeoff since the ACL's have
to be checked as well as standard file protections.

Although I personally have no use for ACL's outside VMS, I can
see where someone else might.  ext2 is acl extensible AFAIR.

Before someone reinvents the wheel, why not read the ext2
documentation.  I've got lots of docs on it if anyone wants them.

(Now I've got to go read them so I know what I'm talking about.)
:o)

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