[mythtv-commits] Ticket #2228: Don't delete symlinks in the recordings directory that point to files in other trees.

[MythTV]

#2228: Don't delete symlinks in the recordings directory that point to files in
other trees.
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 Reporter:  cpinkham  |       Owner:  cpinkham
     Type:  task      |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  minor     |   Milestone:  0.21    
Component:  mythtv    |     Version:  head    
 Severity:  medium    |  
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 This is a security enhancement task for implemtation after 0.20 is
 released.

 We do not want to allow Myth to delete a symlink under the recordings
 directory or
 the file the link points to if the actual path to the file is not
 somewhere under
 the actual recordings directory.

 After this task is completed, in order to have recordings stored in
 multiple
 directories and/or filesystems, you will need to mount those directories
 somewhere
 under the main recording directory.  This can be done by mounting the
 whole
 secondary filesystem under the main recording directory or by using a bind
 mount
 to mount the secondary recordings directory under the main recording
 directory.
 See the "mount" manpage for information on bind mounting a directory in
 another
 location.  You will also have to recreate any existing links since the
 location of
 the actual files will change.

 Again, this is a post-0.20 task, so the changes will be put into place in
 SVN
 sometime after 0.20 is released.

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