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From: J Sloan <joe@tmsusa.com>
To: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
Cc: linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: suid bit on directories
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 11:35:07 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3CEA935B.2080005@tmsusa.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1020521140333.1427C-100000@gatekeeper.tmr.com>

Bill Davidsen wrote:

>On Mon, 20 May 2002, Dax Kelson wrote:
>
>  
>
>>On Mon, 20 May 2002, Dax Kelson wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Example 1:
>>>
>>>/home/bob/public_html
>>>
>>>public_html  is user/group  bob/httpd
>>>
>>>the perms are 2770
>>>      
>>>
>>I meant 4770 since we are discussing a hypothetical SUID directory.
>>    
>>
>
>I would expect public_html to be 4775 or 4771 if it's to be any use at all. Otherwise why have it?
>  
>

Yes, it would have to have httpd group ownership
or it would be totally inaccessible - and it would
be difficult for a non-root user to assign such grp
ownership....

Joe





  reply	other threads:[~2002-05-21 18:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-05-18  8:34 suid bit on directories Michael Hoennig
2002-05-18  8:52 ` Cedric Ware
2002-05-18 10:34   ` Michael Hoennig
2002-05-19  1:12     ` jw schultz
2002-05-20 13:04 ` Jesse Pollard
2002-05-20 13:24   ` Michael Hoennig
2002-05-20 14:03     ` Jesse Pollard
2002-05-20 14:53       ` Michael Hoennig
2002-05-20 18:12         ` dean gaudet
2002-05-21 17:48           ` Bill Davidsen
2002-05-20 19:28         ` Jesse Pollard
2002-05-20 20:58           ` Miquel van Smoorenburg
2002-05-20 21:15           ` Michael Hoennig
2002-05-21 18:03             ` Bill Davidsen
2002-05-22  4:44               ` Michael Hoennig
2002-05-21  3:49           ` Dax Kelson
2002-05-20 15:53       ` Bill Davidsen
2002-05-20 19:17       ` Albert D. Cahalan
2002-05-20 20:17         ` Jesse Pollard
2002-05-21  3:28       ` Dax Kelson
2002-05-21  3:58         ` Dax Kelson
2002-05-21 18:04           ` Bill Davidsen
2002-05-21 18:35             ` J Sloan [this message]
2002-05-20 15:42   ` Bill Davidsen
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-05-21 13:34 Jesse Pollard
2002-05-21 13:34 Jesse Pollard

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