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RE: nobody is 777 ?
>
> > I want to give to a file permission so all people could
> write on it and
> > execute it.
> > Is it matter who will be the owner of the file ?
>
> No, it will be a security disaster regardless.
Some files can be given 777 without breaking security heavily. things in
/tmp for example. if you don't care what happen to the content of the file -
777 is fine.
777, like global variables and gotos are not a total taboo, just something
you have to have good reasons for using...
Happy Hacking,
Chen Shapira
"Bill Gates is just a monocle and a Persian Cat away from being one of the
bad guys in a James Bond movie." - Dennis Miller
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