Re: ACLs in ext2fs

Gregory Maxwell (linker@z.ml.org)
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 00:24:00 -0400 (EDT)


On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Fri, 7 Aug 1998 22:11:33 -0500, "Taral" <taral@mail.utexas.edu> said:
>
> > I noticed in 2.0.32 (a while back) that ACL support was in ext2fs as a
> > file which really didn't implement ACLs... Did anyone ever extend it
> > to support ACLs?
>
> Yes. Remy Card did a prototype implementation. That, plus the
> linux-privs group's capabilities code, is slated for merging into ext2fs
> in 2.3.

Could you comment on ext2 compression? I've got a few systems that it
would be a real win on right now but I dont feel like having to play the
patch game? How long will I be waiting? :)

> > (No I don't want to run 2.1.xxx right now... I recently lost _way_ too
> > much to an HD crash to take any more risks.)
>
> Backups. :)
>
> --Stephen
>
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