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Re: 1.5.5.1 posix conformance for fopen


On Mar  8 20:22, Ghanshyam wrote:
> 20A - When search permission is denied on a component of the
>       filename prefix, then a call to fopen(filename, type) returns a NULL pointer and sets
>       errno to [EACCES].
> In current implementation
> ****fopen is successful even if search permission is denied. 

Windows allows by default access to files without checking the directory
permissions of the parent directories.  The setting is "Bypass traverse
checking."

Corinna

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