On Mon, 2006-Oct-30 19:38:49 +1100, Peter Jeremy wrote: >the user is unaware that there are multiple links. I don't think >that just unlinking the file and issuing a warning is a good solution >because it's then virtually impossible to locate the other copy(s) >of the file, which remains viewable.
I missed the fact that the warning message includes the inode number. My apologies. This reduces "virtually impossible" to "hard". I still think this current behaviour is undesirable and a security hole. Maybe someone from the SO team would like to offer their opinion - I might just have my tinfoil hat on too tight tonight. -- Peter Jeremy
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