> Ob fancy permission bits on directories, what does the suid bit
> do on a directory? I grok sgid (damn useful on /usr/local/* until
> a /usr/local rpm undoes my ch{mod,own} work (I have that section
> 2775 (?, sgid), group wheel)), and thanks for the clear expanation
> of the sticky bit (1xxx?). I don't have easy access to good unix
> literature and I was unable to discover suid's effects on a
> directory myself.
hex 0x0800
name S_CDF
octal 004000
use HP-UX hidden directory ("context dependent file")
I think this is supposed to be like the old transnames patch for
Linux, but I can't find any details.
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/