ACL implementation on FreeSBD: semantics/standards/etc

Andreas Gruenbacher a.gruenbacher at infosys.tuwien.ac.at
Mon Jan 17 20:14:56 GMT 2000


Casey Schaufler wrote:
> 
> Robert Watson wrote:
> 
> > 1) Scrap the POSIX.1e ACL editing library
> 
> A prudent, if mercyless act.

Better a bad library than none.


> Addition to ls (Irix uses -D) is very helpful. I always decried the
> POSIX group's decision to stay out of everyone else's way.

What does ls -D do on Irix? The GNU fileutils already use -D.

Are the Irix manual pages available online anywhere (esp. the ACL related
pages)?


Andreas

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