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... and ACLs
Authored by: sjk on Oct 26, '05 10:47:00PM
Nice explanation of those issues. Some mention of how ACLs (new in 10.4) attempt to solve certain permission issues would be relevant but that's more for OS X Server than Client. "Grokking Darwin ACLs" is a good overview of that topic.

The UNIX permission system is near the top of my list of "legacy" components that are overdue for replacement. It was designed for handling relatively small numbers of non-networked files and users. It simply doesn't scale well with growth, obviously. ACLs may provide some temporary relief but they add a layer of complexity and new issues while avoiding the real underlying problems.

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