[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]

Re: your mail



On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Marc A. Volovic wrote:

> On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, borik the Boris Yati Beletsky wrote:
> 
> > so i am looking for permissions howto ( chmod <n> )
> 
> Look in almost _ANY_ book on system administration or system programming.

no, he is right, it IS a problem. I have looked it up many times and
nobody on Unix Unleashed, Linux Networking, Unix admins for dummies and
all the rest, REALLY explains the sticky bit, or what a sgid bit on a
directory does... all from asking Army unix gurus (I didn't know you
University smarties at the time!)

so, I am bad at expaining these, and all the security implications are
beyond my scope, I think we need a security veteran.. Marc? Reln? Harvey?

   -------------------------------------------------------------
   Ira Abramov          <ira@scso.com>        Scalable Solutions
   SITE Web Presence ("webspace for rent") http://www.site.co.il
   Beeper 48484 at 03-610-6666, 02-6294-666  FAX (972)2-643-0471
   POBox 3600, Jerusalem 91035, Israel       Tel (972)2-642-6822
   http://www.scso.com/~ira   Check out: http://www.linux.org.il


Follow-Ups: References: