Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 16:51:44 -0700 (PDT) From: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, ziggy@wopr.inetu.net Subject: Re: ufs_access behavior Message-ID: <199809222351.QAA01557@pau-amma.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980922191112.21915A-100000@wopr.inetu.net>
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>Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 19:22:19 -0400 (EDT) >From: Ryan Ziegler <ziggy@wopr.inetu.net> >Is there a reason for a user to not always have read/write access to his >files (perm 000), as root does (for any file)? Yes. For example, I use RCS for lots of things, such as Web pages. When the page is checked in, it has perms 0444... and the not-so-subtle reminder that the file is read-only is sometimes a useful clue that I was supposed to have followed my own rules & checked the file out before messing with it. david -- David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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