From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Kay Sievers Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:20:36 +0000 Subject: Re: Bug#286040: please allow permissions.d to follow symlinks Message-Id: <1103293236.14134.223.camel@localhost.localdomain> List-Id: References: <20041217083115.GA4050@wonderland.linux.it> In-Reply-To: <20041217083115.GA4050@wonderland.linux.it> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 15:19 +0100, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Kay Sievers [2004.12.17.1513 +0100]: > > There is nothing I can see the need for a fix. It is intentional > > that the symlinks never change the specified behavior of the node. > > As said, there is the easy way to specify explicit rule > > permissions if needed. > > Just as you fail to understand our position, I fail to understand > your arguments. Why (or where) is it intentional that a chmod on > a symlink created by udev does not affect the actual device? > Moreover, what would be the real point of that? What's the point of > permissions on a symlink? Can you read code? If yes, please point me to the chmod() of a symlink. I will fix it. Kay ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-hotplug-devel mailing list http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net Linux-hotplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-hotplug-devel