Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 27 Jun 2001 02:02:37 +0200 | From | Guest section DW <> | Subject | Re: EXT2 Filesystem permissions (bug)? |
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"H. Peter Anvin" wrote:
:: It's neither a bug nor undocumented.
Kenneth Johansson wrote:
: Interesting but I wonder how much this helps someone that not already know : what it is. Should not the ls manual also contain something that explains
In fact the best info is on the stat page:
... The set GID bit (S_ISGID) has several special uses: For a directory it indicates that BSD semantics is to be used for that directory: files created there inherit their group ID from the directory, not from the effective gid of the creating process, and directories created there will also get the S_ISGID bit set. For a file that does not have the group execution bit (S_IXGRP) set, it indicates mandatory file/record locking.
The `sticky' bit (S_ISVTX) on a directory means that a file in that directory can be renamed or deleted only by the owner of the file, by the owner of the directory, and by root. ... - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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