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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: (whishlist) Relaxing KSimpleConfig file permissions
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-12-20 21:04:36
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On Thursday 20 December 2001 11:01 am, David Faure wrote:
> > My suggestion was to allow group access on a derived config class, ei=
ther
> > from KConfigBackend or KSimpleConfig itself. I think the real problem=
 is
> > that deriving from KConfigBackend would require a completely 'new' co=
nfig
> > class, identical to KSimpleConfig, except for the permissions.
> > Reinventing the wheel. However, by reorganising the KConfigBackend cl=
ass
> > (and deriviatives) in KDE, maybe this can be avoided?
> >
> > Naturally, the KDE config files should have tight permissions, but KD=
E
> > developers (not just KDevelop) see KSimpleConfig as a easy way to sto=
re
> > insensitive data and want to allow group, if not other, access.

Should the mode be subject to the umask setting?

Cheers,
Waldo

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