> Is there any documentation that explains in details how XFS ACL
> work ? I've read acl(4) (or acl(5) as it's named in the Linux
> port) but it leaves too many things unsaid.
>
> For instance,
> - what is the mask field for ?
> - exactly how do chmod and chacl interfere with each other ?
> - after chacl, the perms look like ---abc--- where abc is the
> value of the mask. What is that supposed to mean ?
> - exactly who has what rights w.r.t. ACLs ?
take a look at http://acl.bestbits.at/pre and get the posix 1003.1e
draft.
It should have all the details you are looking for.
...Juergen
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