Re: ghostscript fails on pdf generation

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On 13/02/17 15:23, David Wright wrote:
>> It seems daft to me that you need "w" permissions, and I haven't
>> > experimented deeply with it, but if I have access to a file, why
>> > shouldn't I be able to create a link to it?
> Because it's a security risk. Geriatric unixers might wonder why their
> suid scripts no longer work: similar reasons.
> 
> https://lwn.net/Articles/502621/
> 
Thank you very much indeed. I've relaxed hardlink security on my machine
(well, hopefully next time I boot), and starred your email for reference :-)

Cheers,
Wol