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[str@gondolin.nasim.cube.net (Steffen Ries)]

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From: str@gondolin.nasim.cube.net (Steffen Ries)
Subject: Re: FreeMiNT, minix partitions and executables
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Date: Sun, 3 Sep 1995 08:10:40 GMT

In article <199509021538.PAA00080@raleigh>,
Andrew Colvin <apc@raleigh.zynet.co.uk> wrote:

>       Just a quick observation I have noticed when moving to 
>       freemint.  Executables on minix partitions have to have 
>       there executable bit set (even for root).  This is as 
>       expected for normal users but this is different behaviour 
>       from my early mint kernel.  Is this a new feature or has 
>       a bug crept in?

It is a feature. Have a look into `Changes':

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hohmuth Sat Mar 18 01:08:27 MET 1995
dosfile.c:
	From: str@gondolin.nasim.cube.net (Steffen Ries)
	Message-Id: <m0rpgEO-0001VtC@gondolin.nasim.cube.net>
	Subject: BUG: deny_access
	From: hohmuth@inf.tu-dresden.de (Michael Hohmuth)
	Message-Id: <199503172331.AA03492@irs.inf.tu-dresden.de>
	Subject: Re: BUG: deny_access
	
	superuser needs at least one executable permission bit to execute a
	file
	
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cu, Steffen