Aucbvax.4576
fa.unix-wizards
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!unix-wizards
Wed Oct 21 05:24:06 1981
Re: Why one does NOT want access lists (in files).
>From THOMAS@UTAH-20 Wed Oct 21 04:53:55 1981
Well, on TOPS-20, for one, each user has a set of 'user groups' to
which s/he belongs, and each directory (not quite each file) has a
set of 'directory groups'.  If one (or more) of a user's user groups
matches one (or more) of the directory's directory groups, then
the user is granted the accesses specified by the group-access
portion of the file protection.  On our system, there are a number
of project oriented groups, plus an individual group for each user.
This provides a quite flexible system, allowing the granting of
access to a file or set of files on a per user basis, or on
a per group basis.
=S
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