> Can anyone tell me what the following permission means? > > >drwx-----T 2 bong admin 1024 Oct 29 21:27 private
Err.. it means that it's a directory called private with read, write and execute permissions available for the owner and the sticky bit set. I assume you mean what does the sticky bit mean? From my understanding it is mostly a legacy left over from 'the old days' but currently is is still used on /tmp and ftp/incoming directories by some people. It means that anyone can create and read a file in that directory but only the *owner* of the directory and rename or delete a file from it. It's harmless... and in this case since the dir doesn't have world write permissions I'd guess it was a mistaike. Adam. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
