Need to modify chmod & mv to make use of a time-based access control policy
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Need to modify chmod & mv to make use of a time-based access control policy
Greetings all,
A former student in my class designed a kernel module for time-based access control. Now my class has to go through the original Linux (FC4 or 5) binaries and modify them to make use of the changes. I have been assigned chmod and mv.
I am comfortable using Linux and the basics, but have never tried to modify the source. Where do I find the source for the distro, and once I have that, is there an easy way to find all the lines that pertain to my binaries? It may be apparent once I open up the source, but as I said I've never done that.
Well, if you already have the kernel sources, they will be located in /usr/src/linux. Keep in mind, the kernel isn't written in just C and/or C++, there's a bit of assembly in there, too.
If I understand well, you won't have to touch anything in the kernel. Just download the source rpm for mv and chmod; the binary is: rpm -qf $(which mv) $(which chmod)
A former student in my class designed a kernel module for time-based access control.
Apologies for the OT post, but would it be possible to share any details about this?
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