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Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 23:12:14 -0500 (EST) From: James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org> To: Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@....com> cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>, Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>, 20060906182719.GB24670@...gelap.austin.ibm.com, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] security: introduce fs caps On Fri, 3 Nov 2006, Kyle Moffett wrote: > capabilities anyways. I guess it _can_ be done, but why? It's possible to > set up an SELinux system so that there aren't even any SUID binaries, right? > /etc/passwd can run as whatever random user and it will automatically > transition to the appropriate domain such that it can read and modify > /etc/shadow. SELinux will not override DAC permissions. You can theoretically configure a system with no effective DAC security and just use MAC, but it is definitely not advised. - James -- James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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