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Date:      Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:20:13 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Barrett Richardson <barrett@phoenix.aye.net>
To:        Juergen Nickelsen <ni@tellique.de>
Cc:        David Shaw <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: reading files.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.01.9906151314130.8046-100000@phoenix.aye.net>
In-Reply-To: <37666E9A.33FB34F9@tellique.de>

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On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Juergen Nickelsen wrote:

> David Shaw wrote on freebsd-security:
> 
> > It's true that the NT Administrator can't read files that he doesn't
> > have permission for, but since Administrator controls the ACLs, if he
> > can't read something, he can trivially just change the permissions and
> > give himself access!
> 
> He can't without taking over the ownership of the file, i. e. he can,
> but the original owner can tell afterwards.
>

Out of curiosity, can the owner's files be backed up via tape or some
other means? If so, couldn't an admin achieve the same access via an
API or some other mechanism?

--

Barrett Richardson
barrett@phoenix.aye.net
 
> Greetings, Juergen.
> 
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