>On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 09:32:36PM +0200, moron wrote: >> I'm trying to find my way around Debian (hamm) and see that a user cannot >> use man, which is refused permission to create a /tmp file. Changing >> permissions with >chmod a+w /tmp< from root solves the problem. (I tried >> creating a /tmp directory in my home directory but it didn't work.) It >> makes me wonder: >> a: If it's safe to do this, why is this not the default permission? >> b: If not, how does a user on a multi-user system (mine isn't) get to man >> without root rights? >> c: Should I do it another way? >> >
Ben Collins wrote: >chmod 1777 is the default. If your system changed somehow, then either >a) there is a package somewhere that is screwed up (doubtful), b) you >accidentally change it to the wrong perms, c) some other program you >installed (from source or tar ball) has changed it. I haven't used chmod this time round, so it can't be that. All installation was with dselect from a pair of debian CDs. Anyway, it's reassuring that I haven't done anything wrong. Thanks for your help. Pollywog wrote: <Do you have the sticky bit set? Try it. Pardon my ignorance, but what the hell is the sticky bit? Sounds disgusting :<) David
