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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: "Installation" and "upgrade"
To: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 1995 16:58:47 -0700 (MST)
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> It seems that Terry Lambert said:
> > having inodes at all.  There are semantic differences for links in
> > directories with the sticky bit/SUID/SGID bits set that result from
> > this.  Specifically, you can create links for which you do not have
> > priveledges to delete.
> 
> I really think we  should go back to  the previous behaviour... I don't see
> what CSRG gained by this. Can someone enlighten me ?

Symlinks with zero cost in inodes.

A good argument for symlinks in to the init.d scripts.  8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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