On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Matthew Tebbens wrote: > > I'm not sure if this is normal, but it seems that any file owned by > someone else and in one of my directories can be deleted by me even > if I don't have the proper permissions to do so. I also can rename the > file, but I can't alter the file. This holds true even if the file > is owned by root. > > Is this normal ?
If this is true: "-rw------- 1 root root 61 Mar 22 15:14 test.dat" Then YES!!! a big problem. > If so, what things can I do to someone elses file thats in one of my > directories , just delete or rename the file ? If you own the directory. > As root, what if I want to keep a file in someones directory without them > deleteing it ? As I see it now, that can't be done ?!?!? It can be overridden by the dir owner from what I can see. There may be a way to prevent it though. I would think. --Rick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
