J. K. Cliburn wrote: > On 1/20/06, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>If the directory is group-writable, any member of the group can achieve >>the same result by doing: >> >>$ cp junk junk.new >>$ rm junk >>$ mv junk.new junk > > > Learn something new every day. From the chmod manpage: > > When the sticky bit is set on a directory, files in that > directory may be unlinked or renamed only by root or > their owner. Without the sticky bit, anyone able to > write to the directory can delete or rename files. > Take a look at the /tmp directory - it is set up that way. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
