# Re: [osol-bugs] access() behaves strange when used as root 4 messages from 2006-05-23 to 2006-05-24. Participants: Stefan Pfetzing, Linus Torvalds. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/4268 ## Stefan Pfetzing, 2006-05-23 20:43 Subject: Re: [osol-bugs] access() behaves strange when used as root Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/f3d7535d0605231343h51bfb2c9w1d15536b92874a88%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <44735D61.nail4RQ116Y06@burner> ``` Hi Joerg, 2006/5/23, Joerg Schilling : > Before claiming that Soplaris is not behaving correctly, you should have a look > into the standard....... I didn't say Solaris does not behave "correctly" - I just said it does not behave as every other POSIX/SUS Unix I know. > The behavior of Solaris access() is OK. I know that its completely ok with SUS - and I did say that before. Primarily I was just wondering about this behaviour and IMHO the git developers were too. bye Stefan -- http://www.dreamind.de/ Oroborus and Debian GNU/Linux Developer. ``` ## Linus Torvalds, 2006-05-23 20:54 Subject: Re: [osol-bugs] access() behaves strange when used as root Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.64.0605231349180.5623%40g5.osdl.org In-Reply-To: ``` On Tue, 23 May 2006, Stefan Pfetzing wrote: > > Hi Joerg, Don't bother talking to Joerg. He's a certified loon, and thinks Solaris is correct by definition. He's insane. He thinks that anybody who does anything different from Solaris is by definition not just wrong, but actively evil, even when the "anything different" is clearly superior (ie he thinks that Solaris device naming is not only sane, but claims that everybody else should do it that way). If you ever wondered why "cdrecord" takes a default device argument of the forma "dev=0,1,0" or other random numbers, it's Joerg. So just ignore him. I hope the OpenSolaris lists have saner people around. Linus ``` ## Stefan Pfetzing, 2006-05-24 14:08 Subject: Re: [osol-bugs] access() behaves strange when used as root Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/f3d7535d0605240708k7e55cc3fu8c2e8ad744f738c9%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: <447460C1.6070305@sun.com> ``` Hi Alan, 2006/5/24, Alan Coopersmith : > Compilers also fall in the class of things I've never understood why > people would ever run as root. Far too complex and completely unnecessary. > "make all" as a normal user, and then if you absolutely must, "make install" > as root. (After running "make -n install" first to see what it will do.) Yes thats completely true, but it still leaves the point if you want to manage some of your config files with git. bye Stefan -- http://www.dreamind.de/ Oroborus and Debian GNU/Linux Developer. ``` ## Stefan Pfetzing, 2006-05-24 14:09 Subject: Re: [osol-bugs] access() behaves strange when used as root Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/f3d7535d0605240709p19497614s30ec87492a189faf%40mail.gmail.com In-Reply-To: ``` [snip] oups - sorry, wrong recepient... :( *shrug* bye Stefan -- http://www.dreamind.de/ Oroborus and Debian GNU/Linux Developer. ```