On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Wolf Noble <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I started thinking about filesystem extended attributes… > > > http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/learn-to-use-extended-file-attributes-in-linux-to-boost-security/1116 > How would this functionality work with platforms we support that don't implement Linux extended file attributes? My concern on this idea is that we'd need to make sure all of our supported platforms are "first class" when it comes to foundational capabilities and features. Mac OS X supports extended attributes, but they're very different from Linux. Same for Solaris, there are extended attributes but they're different from Linux and Mac OS X. Same goes for Windows, and so forth. Based on my experience using Samba with Mac OS X, Windows and Linux, and how inconsistent I found ACL's and extended attributes, I have a concern that implementing this capability using platform-specific technology will result in an inconsistent cross-platform model of behavior. -Jeff -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-dev?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
