Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 16:07:25 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: jaime@snowmoon.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Writable directory except for a given user Message-ID: <15353.33437.744317.153424@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <97636347@toto.iv>
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jaime@snowmoon.com types: > I'm trying to make a directory available to a group of users equal > to all users _minus_ a given list. I know that I can use /etc/group and > chgrp and chmod to allow something to be writable to approved users. > However, I don't know how to do this as a "blacklist exclusion" approach. > Unfortunately, I have to allow all users except for a handful to access a > directory. > > Does anyone have a tip for this? Sure - create a group that you put all users in by default, and then take blacklisted users out of it. Note that the obvious solution - of putting blacklisted users in a group, the giving the directory in question to a group with readable other permisions and no group permissions - doesn't work. Last time I checked, it was trivial to take yourself out of a group. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Q: How do you make the gods laugh? A: Tell them your plans. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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