Hi, On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Nate Eldredge <n...@thatsmathematics.com> wrote: [...] > [On UFS, files are created with the same group as the directory that > contains them. On ZFS, they are created with the primary group of the user > who creates them.] > >> What I ask now is: is this a bug or a feature? > > Both, I think :) > > The behavior you describe on UFS (group comes from the directory) is > standard for BSD-based systems like FreeBSD. On SysV-based systems, > however, the default is that the group comes from the user, as you describe > on ZFS. ZFS was originally developed for Solaris, a descendent of SysV, so > it's not surprising that it also has this behavior. However, this is at > least a documentation bug, since the open(2) man page describes the BSD > behavior without mentioning exceptions.
Is the ownership of the new file decided by the open() syscall or by the filesystem layer ? On a superficial lookup through the sources it appears a filesystem layer choice... Which of the following would then be the best option (also taking POLA into account): * leave things are they are * make ZFS under FreeBSD behave the way open(2) describes * have a new ZFS property govern the behavior and default to one of the above Thanks, Adrian Penisoara EnterpriseBSD _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
