On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Rend, Jon (Jon) % wrote: > I am new to RED-HAT Linux but I was amazed at this behavior and can't find > anything on it.
no, you are not simply new to red hat linux, you are clearly new to unix in general, to which i will return shortly. > I created some dummy files as/owned by root on my WS with only "r" > permission bit set for group and world. Then I logged into the same box as a > dumb test user with no privileges and used "rm" to remove the file and god > damn it I was given the option to remove the "write protected file" > > How do you turn this off, do I have to use the non GNU "rm". Anyone help ??? since others have already explained how this works, let me point out a larger problem. if you don't understand how simple directory permissions work, you are *definitely* not ready for root privilege. you need to take a course or spend some time learning basic linux before messing any further with the root account. otherwise, you are fer shure going to do something catastrophic, and then complain that linux has somehow turned on you and done awful things to you, etc., etc., and how dare it behave this way since you were "amazed by this behavior and can't find anything on it." if you're going to be the admin on a linux box, it's time to take responsibility for learning at least how basic permissions work. rday -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
