Hi!
> > I wrote and posted an open-by-inode extension to ext2 about a year ago.
> > You simply open <fs>/.inode/<number>. But nobody was interested, so I
> > guess there isn't much demand after all.
>
> Demand is (or should be) _strongly_ negative. Open by inode allows to
> completely bypass placing files in non-x directories, thus breaking
> security big time.
I guess it is trivial to make /.inode 000 so that only root can use
it.
Pavel
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