On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Shridhar Daithankar<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Besides file locking is implemented using setgid bit on most unices. And > everybody is free to do what he/she thinks right with it.
I don't believe it's implemented with the setgid bit on most Unices. As I recall, it's certainly not on Xenix, SCO Unix, any of the BSDs, Linux, SunOS, Solaris, and Tru64 Unix. (I'm talking about the flock system call, here.) cjs -- Curt Sampson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +81 90 7737 2974 http://www.netbsd.org Don't you know, in this new Dark Age, we're all light. --XTC ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
