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Re: NT extended attributes
- To: gnu-win32 at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: NT extended attributes
- From: mh at mike dot franken dot de (Michael Hirmke)
- Date: 20 Oct 1998 22:28:00 +0200
- Organization: Kommunikationsnetz Franken e.V. (Nuernberg)
Hi Stephen,
[...]
>> Actually it depends on the version of Unix. Solaris has a kernel
>> parameter that determines if that behavior is allowed or not.
>
>Not being able to give away files (unless you are root) is a BSDish
>thing, System V used to allow it. The rationale for BSD is that you'd be
>able to circumvent the quota mechanism for restricting disk usage if you
>could just gave your files away.
On Linux it isn't possible, too.
>
>--
>stephen@memex.com
Bye.
Michael.
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