Re: security warning
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 20:33:30 +0000 (GMT)
> I'm not sure what to suggest. While a case can be made that following
> symlinks on hardlinking is sensible, in the delicate situations where
> hardlinks are actually ever *used*, symlinks are typically unexpected;
it seems best to not follow them, at least on the destination.
Creation in general following a link is bad