Re: [PATCH] Small fixes in doc/ref/srfi-modules.texi; a couple other questions

[Paul Jarc]

Stephen Compall <address@hidden> wrote:
> But since the ruid == euid etc. in non-set?id programs, I don't see
> the problem at first glance (though it could conceivably cause
> problems in set?id programs :).

access() is merely a waste of time in non-set?id programs.  They can
just do whatever they want to do without explicitly checking for
permission first; if there's a permission problem, the operation will
simply fail.  set?id programs should use access() because they have
more permissions than they sometimes want to use; the operation might
succeed when it ought to fail.


paul