On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 09:24:24PM +0000, andy wrote: > Jochen Schulz wrote: >> andy: >> >>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root ... >>> >>> Is this really an okay arrangement for the contents of /sbin? >>> >> >> Sure it is. Only root may modify the files and everyone may read and >> execute them. What did you expect? >> >> J. >> > Fair enough. I just figured that since /sbin keeps those programs that only > root can run, having the x switch for each seemed promiscuous.
many of these programs behave differently for different users. ifconfig is a great example. It allows root to do anything, but normal users only get to see the status. they can't actually change anything. > > Still learning ... :) me too. A
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