Re: [offtopic] Re: Microsoft Web Site

Henrik Olsen (henrik@iaeste.dk)
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 14:01:14 +0200 (CEST)


On Wed, 6 Oct 1999, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
> - "Linux only provides access controls for files and directories"
> They never heard of ACLs apparently. Hasn't been true for ages.
Unfortunately, 99.99% of all Linux systems running today never heard of
ACL's either.
Until ACL support is in the mainstream kernel, and not just floating
around as patches, it'll be a very valid point, and in my opinion the
main weakness of Linux as a fileserver.

Henrik

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