Re: ACL's on files/dirs

From: clvrmnky (clvrmnky-uunet_at_coldmail.com.invalid)
Date: 07/28/04


Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:21:52 -0400

On 27/07/2004 2:25 PM, Frank wrote:

> This will be my final question for this evening. Does OpenBSD support
> Acces Control Lists on files and directories?
>
Nope. New-fangled ACL support is not there by default, though at least
one person has offered patches that provide this. Traditional Unix
UID/GID perms are in effect.

This is a sticking point for many people who are concerned with
security, though I'm not certain I see what the big deal is about.