Hi,

Need some pointers about file access permissions:

Here is what I have tried:

>From the Java app., I can create a file in /data/data/
<my_package_name>/files/ using the API openFileOutput(). The
permissions of the file is as follows:
-rw-rw---- app_10   app_10          0 2008-12-23 09:17 testFile1.txt

The files folder itself has the permissions:
 drwxrwx--x app_10   app_10            2008-12-23 09:17 files

When I create a file using native code on /sdcard, the permissions are
as follows:
 ----rw-rw- system   system          0 2008-12-23 09:17
fromNativeCode.txt
Is it right to say that native code process has "system" rights?

Now, when I create a file using the Java layer, I can open the same
file for "reading" through native code. But, I cannot open a file in
the same place using the native code with "writing" capability.  The
permissions of the "files" folder is "app_10", which is the userID of
the app. Right? Doesn't "system" trump "app_10" in terms of
permissions?

In other words, the objective that I am trying to achieve is to create
a file inside native code at a place other than sdcard. Preferably,
application specific location.

Any document that anybody could point that would detail more about
security and permissions? I have already read
http://code.google.com/android/devel/security.html. But, it does not
deal with native code details.

Thanks,
Ravi


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