Bug 1493905
| Summary: | Need to add the method used for inheritance-only flag used by NFS server | ||
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| Product: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Reporter: | Rinku <rkothiya> |
| Component: | nfs4-acl-tools | Assignee: | Steve Dickson <steved> |
| Status: | CLOSED ERRATA | QA Contact: | Yongcheng Yang <yoyang> |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | unspecified | ||
| Version: | 7.4 | CC: | bfields, lmiksik, rhandlin, rkothiya, steved, xzhou, yoyang |
| Target Milestone: | rc | Keywords: | Reopened |
| Target Release: | --- | Flags: | rkothiya:
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| Hardware: | x86_64 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | nfs4-acl-tools-0.3.3-17.el7 | Doc Type: | If docs needed, set a value |
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| Last Closed: | 2018-04-10 19:06:00 UTC | Type: | Bug |
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Comment 9
Red Hat Bugzilla Rules Engine
2017-11-13 10:52:05 UTC
I've committed the patch with some minor changes; available from git://linux-nfs.org:~bfields/exports/nfs4-acl-tools.git I think it'll be up to Steved to make the change in RHEL. commit 54fec3a557ee8f9f1c75080a2fe1c34a3330a359
Author: Rinku Kothiya <rkothiya>
Date: Thu Sep 21 19:43:51 2017 +0530
Describe how the Linux server handles inheritable acls
These are client-side tools. But it's probably useful to say a little
about how the Linux server handles inherited ACLs.
(From redhat bugzilla 1493905).
Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields>
diff --git a/man/man5/nfs4_acl.5 b/man/man5/nfs4_acl.5
index 3d5731f..a472e6e 100644
--- a/man/man5/nfs4_acl.5
+++ b/man/man5/nfs4_acl.5
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ added. The former is the "effective" inherited ACE (used in the subdirectory's
own permissions checks); the latter is the "heritable" inherited ACE (when the
subdirectory has directories created within it, they inherit it). This approach
makes it easier to modify access rights to the subdirectory itself without
-modifying its heritable ACEs.
+modifying its heritable ACEs. The Linux kernel server uses this approach.
.PP
.ns
.SH A WARNING ABOUT DENY ACES
Verified in nfs4-acl-tools-0.3.3-17.el7 that the mam page has been updated:
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[root ~]# rpm -q nfs4-acl-tools
nfs4-acl-tools-0.3.3-17.el7.x86_64
[root ~]# man nfs4_acl | col -b | grep "uses this approach"
access rights to the subdirectory itself without modifying its heritable ACEs. The Linux kernel server uses this approach.
[root ~]#
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:1034 |