I'm not familiar with anything that can give access control to /parts/ of
files (not counting database software of course).
It's highly interesting; can you elucidate further?
Thank ya,
Harold
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> Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> >
> > For God's sake guys, Linux/unix has so much permission software
> > now on every file and directory why do you need more?
>
> For the simple reason that unix doesn't have enough. The root vs
> the world and the "user group" stuff is, well, inadequate.
>
> Consider the example given elsewhere by me.
>
> The unix kernel (and fs) provides no method to control access to
> /parts/ of a file. Trust me, it's important, and it's one of several
> reasons that unix is not much used in commercial environments.
>
> DV
> --
> "Microsoft Windows NT Server is the most secure network operating
> system available." ... "Windows NT Server is completely secure and
> has been evaluated by the NCSC as such."
> --- http://www.microsoft.com/security
>
