[TESTERS needed] New POSIX permission handling

Andrey Repin anrdaemon@yandex.ru
Sat Apr 11 16:05:00 GMT 2015


Greetings, Achim Gratz!

> Corinna Vinschen writes:
>> - To accommodate Windows default ACLs, the new code ignores SYSTEM and
>>   Administrators group permissions when computing the MASK/CLASS_OBJ
>>   permission mask on old ACLs, and it doesn't deny access to SYSTEM and
>>   Administrators group based on the value of MASK/CLASS_OBJ when
>>   creating the new ACLs.

> Since you've now opened that can of worms of who is considered "root",
> what about "Domain Administrators" or "Power Users", for starters?

"Domain Admins" is a members of local "Administrators" group.
And "Power Users" are just users with a little more power, but not by much.


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With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Saturday, April 11, 2015 18:58:52

Sorry for my terrible english...


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