Re: [RFC] FUSE permission modell (Was: fuse review bits)

[Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>]

Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> The same is true for the case when you mount an sshfs.  Since you
> entered your password (or have a passwordless login to the server) you
> are authorized to browse the files on the server, but only with the
> capabilities you have there as a user.  The server does the
> authorization.  The same is true for an NFS mount btw.  It's not the
> client that checks the permissions.
> 
> So do you see why I argue in favor of having an option _not_ to check
> permissions on the client by the kernel?

Note that NFS checks the permissions on _both_ the client and server,
for a reason.

-- Jamie
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