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From: Steve Howe <un_x@anchorage.net>
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Subject: Re: permissions
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> 
> > > > why is it that i can open, modify, and save changes to a
> > > > file with r--r--r-- perms (as root)?  shouldn't a file be
> > > > read only under these conditions?
> > > 
> > > What do you mean, "as root"?
> > 
> > i mean i can do these things as root (2.2.1).
> > i guess i should've added that the files ARE
> > owner root, group wheel.  i don't think i
> > should be able to modify such files, but i can.
> > it's interesting that you say you can't.
> > are you using 2.2.1?
> > 
> > > If the file belongs to root, and you are anyone, including root, then you
> > > have a problem.

> This was on a 2.1.6 system.
> I've also experienced it on a 2.2-STABLE 4/26/97 system.
> I've also come across it on a AIX 3.2.4 (shudder) system.
> When you say modify and save changes, how are you doing this?
> vi?
> pico?
> emacs?
> echo?
> Wasn't there some hole in emacs, about it ignoring file permissions?
> I'm pretty sure there was one a while ago about it ignoring ownership...

joe editor ...  i just checked with "pico" - it will NOT allow me to do
as described above.  joe is the only one i can say for sure.
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