From: david.bush@adn.alcatel.com (David Bush)
Subject: Re: NT extended attributes
18 Oct 1998 12:50:16 -0700
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To: mh@mike.franken.de (Michael Hirmke)
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Michael Hirmke writes:
 > Charles Wilson [cwilson@ee.gatech.edu] wrote:
 > 
 > [...]
 > >I believe that this is one of the fundamental differences between the Unix
 > >security model and the NT security model. Under Unix, an owner can transfer
 > >ownership of files that they own to another user, whereas under NT, users
 > 
 > In Unix you can't change the ownership of a file to someone else, even
 > if you are the actual owner.
 > 
Actually it depends on the version of Unix.  Solaris has a kernel
parameter that determines if that behavior is allowed or not.

 > [...]
 > >
 > >My 2c
 > >Chuck Wilson
 > 

david
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