GNU bug report logs - #8831
[Ubuntu10.10] Impossible to create an hardlink without write access

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Johan Oudinet <johan.oudinet <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 18:06:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Sven Joachim <svenjoac <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: 8831 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: svenjoac <at> gmx.de
Subject: bug#8831: [Ubuntu10.10] Impossible to create an hardlink without write access
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:37:00 +0200

Sven Joachim wrote:
> This is indeed due to an Ubuntu kernel patch that is present since
> 10.10.  The rationale is given in
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Roadmap/KernelHardening#Hardlink%20Protection.
> I'm taking the liberty to close the bug.

Thanks for explaining and for closing the issue.
It's too easy to forget the latter step.
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