On 12/27/05, Otto Moerbeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > this is obviously a source of confusion. the permissions on a socket > > mean *nothing*. anyone can open any socket regardless of permissions, > > so long as they have necessary directory permissions to find it. > > That used to be the case. But since quite some time, you'll need > write permission to open a unix domain socket.
wow, crazy. i knew it was like that on linux, but never checked at home. :)