Re: [PATCH 1/3] implement uid and gid mount options for ext2
From: Alan Cox
Date: Thu Aug 02 2012 - 08:02:20 EST
> +uid=n[:m] Make all files appear to belong to uid n.
> + Useful for e.g. removable media with fstab
> + options 'user,uid=useruid'. The optional second
> + uid m is actually written to the file system.
So what happens if I insert a USB key containing a device node to the
hard disk ? Why is this functionality useful in the current form ?
(ie I think you need an actual rational security model first)
Also why is this at the per fs level duplicating stuff each time rather
than at the vfs level - this seems to be vfs level functionality.
> +
> +gid=n[:m] Make all files appear to belong to gid n.
> + The optional second gid m is actually written to
> + the file system.
Your documentation seems only half completed ?
Alan
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