Re: write permissions and root.

On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Igmar Palsenberg wrote: > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that all non-TOS > > unices have behaved this way since the 70s. > > I see no reason why it shouldn't behave this way. Root can do su - user > and screw up the file that way. > > Users with UID 0 are capable

Re: write permissions and root.

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that all non-TOS > unices have behaved this way since the 70s. I see no reason why it shouldn't behave this way. Root can do su - user and screw up the file that way. Users with UID 0 are capable of doing about anything possible. Igmar - To un

Re: write permissions and root.

> [root@pepsi /tmp]# su adam > [adam@pepsi /tmp]$ touch blah > [adam@pepsi /tmp]$ chmod -w blah > [adam@pepsi /tmp]$ echo hi > blah > bash2: blah: Permission denied > [adam@pepsi /tmp]$ exit > exit > [root@pepsi /tmp]# echo hi > blah > [root@pepsi /tmp]# ls -l blah > -r--r--r--1 adam a

Re: write permissions and root.

On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Adam wrote: > Hmm can someone remind me what (if) is the reason root is not bound by > write permissions? Because linux is not a trusted operating system. On linux, root = uid 0 = superuser. > [root@pepsi /tmp]# su adam > [adam@pepsi /tmp]$ touch blah > [adam@pepsi /tmp

write permissions and root.

Hmm can someone remind me what (if) is the reason root is not bound by write permissions? [root@pepsi /tmp]# su adam [adam@pepsi /tmp]$ touch blah [adam@pepsi /tmp]$ chmod -w blah [adam@pepsi /tmp]$ echo hi > blah bash2: blah: Permission denied [adam@pepsi /tmp]$ exit exit [root@pepsi /tmp]#