On Feb 3, 2008 12:46 PM, Amit Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Allowing root access to something like a drive's contents can't seriously be > > too risky when root has access to everything else? > > Programs running as root that happen to > be accessing such a file system will be adversely affected. In > particular, a user-space file system can make *other programs* hang. > Some of these programs running as root could be system components, so > your entire system may hang or misbehave. That is a fundamental > security issue and that's why it is "too risky"--not because of the > reasons I think you're imagining.
What is driving the OP's need for root access to a FUSE filesystem? Is it possible to do something with FUSE similar to what NFS does with 'root'--translation to a different UID? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "macfuse-devel" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macfuse-devel?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
