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Date:      03 Sep 2002 13:39:40 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
To:        Jason Borkowsky <jcborkow@tcpns.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: /var/empty on FreeBSD-4.6.2
Message-ID:  <44d6rv9dlv.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0209031331120.72901-100000@bemused.tcpns.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.44.0209031331120.72901-100000@bemused.tcpns.com>

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Jason Borkowsky <jcborkow@tcpns.com> writes:

> Why do I get this on FreeBSD 4.6.2-RELEASE and not 4.5-RELEASE:
> 
> # chmod 700 /var/empty
> chmod: empty: Operation not permitted
> 
> I do not have kernel security on and I can change permissions on all other
> directories. What is locking me out of doing a chmod on /var/empty as root?

the 'schg' flag.
("man chflags" for info)

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