linux-kernel - Re: [ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng 2.13.1 (stable)

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0801191711340.4482@dhcppc1>
Date:	Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:21:33 +0200 (MET DST)
From:	Szabolcs Szakacsits <szaka@...s-3g.org>
To:	Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	util-linux-ng@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] util-linux-ng 2.13.1 (stable)


On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Karel Zak wrote:

> mount:
>    - doesn't drop privileges properly when calling helpers  [Ludwig Nussel]

How can a mount helper know without being setuid root and redundantly doing 
mount(8)'s work that the user is allowed to mount via the 'user[s]' fstab 
mount option? 

	Szaka

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