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- From: irc@socs.uts.edu.au (Paul Hatchman)
- Subject: Re: PATCH: (0.98.6) allow root to link/unlink directories
- Message-ID: <irc.724492966@ultima>
- Keywords: kernel,patch,0.98.6,fs,link,unlink,root,directory,namei,standard,fix
- Sender: irc@socs.uts.edu.au (Paul Hatchman and Glenn Rickersey)
- Organization: Computing Sciences, Uni of Technology, Sydney.
- References: <1992Dec14.213538.15934@tc.cornell.edu> <1992Dec14.224916.21859@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
- Date: 16 Dec 92 08:02:46 GMT
- Lines: 21
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- torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Torvalds) writes:
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- >In article <1992Dec14.213538.15934@tc.cornell.edu> Frank T Lofaro <fl0p+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
- >> I noticed that rm -d and ln -d don't work under linux (I tested under
- >>0.98.6), even for root (they say Operation not permitted, unlink/link
- >>gives EPERM as a return value). [ deleted ]
-
- >Is there anybody out there that actually needs this? I'm just warning
- >you that this patch won't get into the standard kernel unless somebody
- >can come up with a truly good reason for it (I doubt there is any).
-
- I know RCS (some versions of it at least) uses this feature.
-
- It recreates the source directory structure under your home directory
- by hard linking directories.
-
- Still it is nothing that cant be done with a symlink.
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- Paul Hatchman
- pdhatchm@socs.uts.edu.au
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