Re: [Bug-tar] False "file changed as we read it" error (from hard link creation)

[johnkw]

On 2016-04-03 2:42 AM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> johnkw wrote:
> > (I don't think it's a DoS problem as that post proposes, because at 
> > least on a
> > recent Linux, hard-linking another user's file results in "Operation not
> > permitted".)
>
> It's not simply a question of another user. A problem can arise even 
> if only one user is involved.
Yes, the bug is the same with only 1 user, or 2 users.  But I don't 
think there's really any additional DoS issue with 2 users.