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There is one issue in UNIX that's starting to annoy me seriously, namely that you can't hard link directories. Of course I understand why this would be impossible, but is ...
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- 12-29-2002 #1Linux Guru
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There is one issue in UNIX that's starting to annoy me seriously, namely that you can't hard link directories. Of course I understand why this would be impossible, but is there no equivalence?
Say that I have the directory "pub" (or public_html, for a more general example) in my home dir. Is there really no way of "sharing" this with other users (e.g. linking it to /tmp/my-pub) without setting exec permission on my home dir? Can't you make symlinks that don't check perms when extratraversing?
- 12-29-2002 #2Linux Enthusiast
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the newer mount program can rebind a directory somewhere else, in effect doing the same thing. I don't know if it is 2.5.x specific, but try to read the mount man page, it probably has more info.
I respectfully decline the invitation to join your delusion.
- 12-29-2002 #3Linux Guru
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Yes, now that you mention it, I've seen that too. Good idea. I think it was incorporated into 2.4 in 18 or 19, too.
But isn't there a more portable way, and one that ordinary users can use without the help of suid root programs?
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