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

Chris Evans (chris@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk)
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 20:54:51 +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

Sorry to sound like a broken record (I think I said this once or twice
before), but 2.2.10 capabilities currently don't cover the full power of
the 2.0.37 securelevel. I'm discussing this with Andrew Morgan with a view
to fixing it.

Chris

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