> From: Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 19:53:57 -0700 > > I suppose I should know this, but what is it that's making the guid of > files created in /tmp the guid of "wheel" (guid:0) instead of the users > guid? Is that just only on BSD?
Yes, it's the BSD tradition. On other systems (e.g. Solaris), you can select the BSD tradition by setting the setgid bit of the directory. But with BSD, there's no option: you must use the BSD tradition.
