Re: Securelevel in Linux? (Was: Re: immutable flag on ext2fs)

Matthew Kirkwood (weejock@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk)
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 19:07:41 +0100 (GMT)


On Tue, 22 Jun 1999, Alan Cox wrote:

> > Alan, I know we have capabilities in the kernel. Did the securelevel code
> > finally get added back in? If so this is a time for celebration. What
> > programs let an admin flip between securelevels on their linux box?
>
> You don't want securelevel if you have capabilities in right.
> Capabilities are simply fine grained securelevel

But a kernel-enforced bounding set might be useful, no?

Matthew.

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