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Re: [RESEND PATCH] tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer: Adjust directory permissions

From "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [RESEND PATCH] tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer: Adjust directory permissions
Date 2017-04-17 01:00 +0200
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On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 5:17 PM, Doug Smythies <doug.smythies@gmail.com> wrote:
> Depending on what is being done, the intel_pstate_tracer.py script
> needs to be run as root, or can be run as a regular user.
> If run the first time as root the results directory will be
> incorrect for any subsequent run as a regular user.

Which is OK.

For security reasons, non-root should not be able to modify root-owned
directories.

Thanks,
Rafael

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[RESEND PATCH] tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer: Adjust directory permissions Doug Smythies <doug.smythies@gmail.com> - 2017-04-16 17:20 +0200
  Re: [RESEND PATCH] tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer: Adjust  directory permissions "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org> - 2017-04-17 01:00 +0200
  RE: [RESEND PATCH] tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer: Adjust directory permissions "Doug Smythies" <dsmythies@telus.net> - 2017-04-18 02:20 +0200

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