Package: coreutils Version: 5.96-5 Tags: patch An Ubuntu user reported[1] that the manpage for chmod isn't quite correct about the meaning of the sticky bit. We have applied the change below to our coreutils package, as debian/patches/98_fix_chmod_manpage.
Our apologies for not passing this report on to you earlier. Thanks, Ian. [1] https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/24896 diff -ruN coreutils-5.93-old/man/chmod.x coreutils-5.93/man/chmod.x --- coreutils-5.93-old/man/chmod.x 2001-10-20 16:41:23.000000000 +0200 +++ coreutils-5.93/man/chmod.x 2005-12-07 17:59:33.000000000 +0100 @@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ On some systems, only the superuser can set the sticky bit on files. .SH STICKY DIRECTORIES When the sticky bit is set on a directory, files in that directory may -be unlinked or renamed only by root or their owner. Without the -sticky bit, anyone able to write to the directory can delete or rename -files. The sticky bit is commonly found on directories, such as /tmp, -that are world-writable. +be unlinked or renamed only by the directory owner as well as by root +or the file owner. Without the sticky bit, anyone able to write to the +directory can delete or rename files. The sticky bit is commonly found +on directories, such as /tmp, that are world-writable. .SH OPTIONS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
