Date: Fri, 07 Jun 1996 00:56:21 +0100 From: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> To: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@HeadCandy.com> Cc: "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: More on VM, swap leaks Message-ID: <28384.834105381@palmer.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 06 Jun 1996 16:06:24 PDT." <199606062306.QAA06882@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>
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"Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" wrote in message ID <199606062306.QAA06882@MindBender.HeadCandy.com>: > >The VM system totally ignores the sticky bit for executables. > I had always suspected as much. Thanks for confirming this. (Is this > in 4.4BSD in general, or in FreeBSD, specifically?) I think you'll find it's older than 4.4BSD. I seem to remember SunOS 4.1.3 (i.e. 4.3BSD) man pages saying that the sticky bit from files was historical and did nothing. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info
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