POSIX Access Control Lists on Linux

This paper discusses file system Access Control Lists as implemented in several UNIX-like operating systems. After recapitulating the concepts of these Access Control Lists that never formally became a POSIX standard, we focus on the different aspects of implementation and use on Linux.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: USENIX
• Authors: Andreas Grünbacher
• Keywords: Access Control Lists, Operating System, POSIX Standard, UNIX-like Operating Systems, USENIX 2003