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From: cwolff@intellistor.com (Clint Wolff)
Subject: Re: bug with ufs file creation
Message-ID: <1993Sep14.021209.2972@intellistor.com>
Organization: Intellistor, Longmont, CO
References: <1993Sep12.151731.2246@intellistor.com> <CDApKG.8op@flatlin.ka.sub.org> <1993Sep14.004428.2878@intellistor.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 93 02:12:09 GMT
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In article <1993Sep14.004428.2878@intellistor.com> cwolff@intellistor.com (Clint Wolff) writes:
>In article <CDApKG.8op@flatlin.ka.sub.org> bad@flatlin.ka.sub.org (Christoph Badura) writes:
>>In <1993Sep12.151731.2246@intellistor.com> cwolff@intellistor.com (Clint Wolff) writes:
>>
>>>This allows a 
>>>simple method of permitting a "world usable" directory that individual
>>>users could protect their files in..
>>
>>What's wrong with setting the sticky bit on that directory?  Assuming
>>you're running NET/2 or later, SVR4, Solaris, or recent versions of
>>SunOS.  Any other systems that support this?
>>
>The sticky bit only prevents other users from deleting your files, not
>blocking general access... For example, a professor could set up a homework
>directory that a student could put files into, and change later if required.
>But only the prof. and members of the students team would be allow to
>read/write/delete the file...
>

Yeah, you're right... I forgot my original post specifically called out
delete permissions on files versus directories....

Sorry to waste your net.bandwidth.... (See, I even flame myself on occasion)

clinty

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