Coda File System

Re: acl "transitivity"

From: M. Satyanarayanan <satya_at_cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:24 -0500
Protection in Coda is unchanged from AFS.  See Section 6 in the paper at 
   http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/project/coda-www/ResearchWebPages/docdir/sec89.pdf



On Tuesday 26 January 2010 08:16:07 root wrote:
> Greetings all: 
> 
> >> I missed it.  An explicit ACL set on each directory?  An explicit ACL
> >> set on each directory and file?  A simple yes or no will suffice,
> >> provided such can be given.
> 
> [ assuming below responding to above ] 
> 
> > Sorry, I do not have the necessary time resources to provide an
> > introduction into Coda security model and tools.
> 
> Not looking for theory.  Not looking for paragraphs.  Looking for simple yes 
> or no.  For rudimentary coda file/directory access, is the coda recommended 
> best practice to set ACL on each directory?  Or perhaps an explicit ACL set 
> on each directory and file? 
> 
> Please do not leave this hanging.  I think I understand, I'm simply seeking 
> confirmation. 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
>  -Don
> {void} 
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Received on 2010-01-26 14:00:51