Re: Why is chmod(2)?

Alex Nicolaou (anicolao@mud.cgl.uwaterloo.ca)
Wed, 22 Sep 1999 22:04:42 -0400


Casey Schaufler wrote:

> No, a file with mode 000 (---------- for you young'uns) ought not
> be openable by unprivileged users, period.

Hmm, I learned something new today. Why can a file with mode 000 be
opened by root? This facility seems pointless since root can always
chmod the file?

alex

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