Re: [PATCH] in-core AFS multiplexor and PAG support

From: Ingo Oeser (ingo.oeser@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de)
Date: Thu May 15 2003 - 06:41:57 EST

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On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 07:23:27PM +0200, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> Under normal circumstances, changing real uid/gid should involve
> changing your PAG, but it doesn't necessarily have to do so.

It should not change your PAG, because otherwise a key principle
of PAGs (root is not able to get into a PAG with "su $UID") is lost.

Regards

Ingo Oeser
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