Re: BUG: deny_access

[Dancer <dancer@ozspace.brisnet.org.au>]

On Fri, 17 Mar 1995, Steffen Ries wrote:

> Hello, out there!
> 
> I want to report a minor bug in the way MiNT denies (or rather allows)
> access to files.
> 
> MiNT allows root to do _everything_, even to execute files which are
> not executable. This behaviour is not shared by other unices (SunOS,
> linux, etc.) which allow root read and write access, but deny
> executional rights.

	Not so. Assuming youare restoring from backup, just as I have, 
and your tar does not set the execute bit on any file. You can't run 
chmod to fix it, so how do you it? (The answer is actually TOS 
filesystems, but leave that aside) According to the Unix canon, 
permission and protection _do_not_exist_ for the superuser. He or she can 
do anything they like (even if it's really wrong and dumb)

Dancer

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