Followup to: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0006021119270.14079-100000@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk>
By author: Chris Evans <chris@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> > Conclusion: I do not think it is responsible to introduce such a hazardous
> > feature without giving the rest of the world a reasonable amount of time
> > to adapt.
>
> I agree. Is their strong user demand for this, or are we doing it "just
> because we can"? If the latter then I suggest we keep the feature but
> restore sys_mount() such that the first line is "if
> !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) :-)
>
There is definitely strong demand for this; for the past few years I
have gotten this request on the autofs mailing list several times a
month. It's a great win, but yes, it needs to be privileged.
-hpa
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