On Jan 19, 2008 8:22 PM, Tony Abernethy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Copying to a file can be done in two distinct ways > with different results for any other hard links to same file. > cp overwrites the original inode > install unlinks the original inode (after?) writing a new inode > > You probably get some "interesting" effects if it takes a long > time to overwrite the executable file and that file is executed > as it is being (partially) re-written.
Good point, wasn't thinking about that. Yeah, race condition then, would be fun. -- http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk "This officer's men seem to follow him merely out of idle curiosity." -- Sandhurst officer cadet evaluation. "Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where smoking on the job is permitted." -- Gene Spafford learn french: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1G-3laJJP0&feature=related
