Re: Hard link creation witout write access

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> Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 11:53:56 +0000 (UTC)
> From: RVP <[email protected]>
>=20
> On Thu, 7 Sep 2023, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
>=20
> > I think we should have these knobs on by default, but of course in
> > principle that might break existing configurations.  So maybe we could
> > put it in the default /etc/sysctl.conf -- that way you only get it on
> > upgrade if you merge updates to /etc.
>=20
> I played with this after christos@ added the knobs last year[1], and then
> sort(1) broke badly. See PR 56775. Expect further squalls if this is turn=
ed
> on by default.

That suggests the semantics we've implemented for the sysctl knobs is
not quite right:

	if (hardlink_check_uid && kauth_cred_geteuid(cred) !=3D va.va_uid)
		goto checkroot;

	if (hardlink_check_gid && kauth_cred_groupmember(cred, va.va_gid) !=3D 0)
		goto checkroot;

It seems to me the rule should be:

1. If you own the file you can make hard links.
2. If you are in the file's group and the file is group-writable you
   can make hard links.
3. Maybe if the file is other-writable you can make hard links.

The problem with sort in /tmp is that hardlink_check_gid requires you
to be in the file's group _even if you own the file_, which is also a
bonkers restriction.