On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Chip Salzenberg wrote: > According to Jules Bean: > > On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Chip Salzenberg wrote: > > > Every OS has a different set of mount options that may or may not be > > > relevant to setuid security. I don't see what 'higher level' would be > > > useful. > > > > The correct solution to this, surely, is for the mount nosuid to actually > > strip the suid bits of any files. So that any calls to stat() on a floppy > > simply won't see suid bits. > > I can see it both ways. > > Consider that I may wish to mount a filesystem nosuid for the purpose > of making a tape backup. Would I want the suid bits turned off in the > backup image? I think not.
Why not just mount it somewhere only you can get at it? Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
