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FreeBSD Access Control Lists

Posted by michael on from the chmod-777-much-easier dept.

BSD Forums writes "The Unix permissions model has worked for decades due to its flexible simplicity. It's not the only approach, though. FreeBSD 5.0 supports Access Control Lists, which allow for more flexible permissions. Daniel Harris explains what ACLs can make easier."

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  1. Slashdot ACLs ? by noselasd · · Score: 3, Funny

    Isn't it time Slashdot make use of ACL's to prevent the "*BSD is dying trolls" ?

  2. Re:ACL's rock. by aminorex · · Score: 2, Funny

    You don't need ACLs in the OS for that.
    You need an ACL veneer over user/group
    permissions that dynamically allocates a
    new group as required in order to fulfill
    the constraints you specify.

    ACLs are one honking big bird to swallow
    in order to take care of the fly you
    swallowed earlier. I don't know why you
    swallowed the fly.

    --
    -I like my women like I like my tea: green-