From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-61826-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@gentoo.org>) id 1HWbMB-000527-FA for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:50:43 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l2SGnSdK023228; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:49:28 GMT Received: from out4.smtp.messagingengine.com (out4.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.28]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l2SGipZ7017810 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:44:52 GMT Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA8892106E4 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:44:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat1.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.160]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:44:52 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: DnMtkkq7FK2M3e8kFuT6UHP52aeJ+mhOnw1OsnTvF1e+ 1175100292 Received: from [192.168.31.10] (cpe-76-185-203-114.tx.res.rr.com [76.185.203.114]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31CB91F948 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:44:52 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] umask and sticky bit From: Albert Hopkins <marduk@gentoo.org> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703281442130.24990@jmaa.math.ist.utl.pt> References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703280814270.24990@jmaa.math.ist.utl.pt> <1175087861.25951.3.camel@blackwidow.nbk> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0703281442130.24990@jmaa.math.ist.utl.pt> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Gentoo Foundation <www.gentoo.org> Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:44:49 -0500 Message-Id: <1175100289.399.4.camel@blackwidow.nbk> Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 995ef92f-8c00-4e99-ab43-893fd1d1bf39 X-Archives-Hash: 36f54c703c04c3b0ea020527331fb50c On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 14:44 +0100, Jorge Almeida wrote: > On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Albert Hopkins wrote: > > > > > You should probably use ACLs. They may also obviate the need to set > > directory sticky bits to begin with. > I know, but learning ACL will not be a minor task (I think). POSIX ACLs are simple, and a logical extension of traditional permissions. Anyone who has ever messed with Windows or VMS ACLs would be comforted to know that POSIX ACLs are much simpler. > > > > You did not explain why you want to do this, but you also want to > > investigate whether g+s'ing the directory gives the effect you want. > > > It doesn't, but it would be the same problem, as to umask or similar. You still haven't specified what exactly you are trying to accomplish which makes it difficult to suggest a solution. -- Albert W. Hopkins -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list