bug#8831: [Ubuntu10.10] Impossible to create an hardlink without write access

[Jim Meyering]

Sven Joachim wrote:
> This is indeed due to an Ubuntu kernel patch that is present since
> 10.10.  The rationale is given in
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Roadmap/KernelHardening#Hardlink%20Protection.
> I'm taking the liberty to close the bug.

Thanks for explaining and for closing the issue.
It's too easy to forget the latter step.