Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > Galevsky wrote: > > How can I make the /home/user1/testfile belong to user1, the owner of > > the script instead of the user that launches it ? > > On DEBIAN, to remove a file, you need write permissions on the directory > in which it resides. I suppose user1 could give group write to the > directory. You would then create a group and put user[1-3] in that > group.
Yes. That would be good. Do this in a subdirectory of your home. If your $HOME is writable by others, group write, then many programs will refuse to trust files there. (e.g. sendmail/postfix/exim, procmail, ssh, etc.) Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]