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Date:      Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:52:32 -0500 (EST)
From:      Garrett Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>
To:        Kirk McKusick <mckusick@beastie.mckusick.com>
Cc:        Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: dump -L and privilege 
Message-ID:  <200301302052.h0UKqW6m008952@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200301300217.h0U2HVFL015158@beastie.mckusick.com>
References:  <7miswoocye.wl@black.imgsrc.co.jp> <200301300217.h0U2HVFL015158@beastie.mckusick.com>

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<<On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:17:31 -0800, Kirk McKusick <mckusick@beastie.mckusick.com> said:

> The other alternative would be to
> create a setuid-to-root program that would take a snapshot and
> chown it to the user that does dumps.

I think this would actually be a useful feature for more than just
dumps.  I might want to allow some users (say, those in group
`operator') to be able to create snapshots on their own, without
allowing arbitrary mounting privileges.

-GAWollman


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