Re: /usr/src and file permissions

1999-11-15 Thread David Wright
Quoting Michelle Konzack ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > for an half hour I had done this with my Workstation and 700 MBytes... > (asked in [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > I have used this: > > mount /dev/hdb1 /mnt > cp -fpR /usr/src/* /mnt > umount /mnt > rm -fR /usr/src/* > rm -fR /usr/src/.* Isn't that one of

Re: /usr/src and file permissions

1999-11-15 Thread David Wright
Quoting David J. Kanter ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I've created/moved my /usr/src to its own partition. However, I've noticed a > difference in the permissions between the old /usr/src (/usr/oldsrc) and the > new one, /usr/src. > > drwxrwsr-x4 root src 1024 Oct 16 00:18 oldsrc > drwxr

Re: /usr/src and file permissions

1999-11-15 Thread aphro
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Ethan Benson wrote: erbens > erbens >does anyone know the exact rational for the root.staff 2775 erbens >permissions on /usr/local? I suppose it could theoretically be used erbens >to allow a privileged user to do make installs on non packaged erbens >software and have it

Re: /usr/src and file permissions

1999-11-15 Thread Ethan Benson
On 14/11/99 Kevin Heath wrote: Could someone please remind us exactly what setgid on directories does? I think it causes any file created in that directory to automatically have its group ownership, but I'm not certain. yup, any file/directory created in a setgid directory inherits the group

Re: /usr/src and file permissions

1999-11-14 Thread Kevin Heath
On Sun, Nov 14, 1999 at 12:52:28PM -0600, David J. Kanter wrote: > drwxrwsr-x4 root src 1024 Oct 16 00:18 oldsrc > drwxr-xr-x5 root root 1024 Nov 14 12:33 src > > Could someone explain the difference? I tried setting chmod g=+r+w+s > /usr/src, but that apparently d

Re: /usr/src and file permissions

1999-11-14 Thread Michelle Konzack
MK>I've created/moved my /usr/src to its own partition. However, I've noticed a MK>difference in the permissions between the old /usr/src (/usr/oldsrc) and the MK>new one, /usr/src. MK> MK>drwxrwsr-x4 root src 1024 Oct 16 00:18 oldsrc MK>drwxr-xr-x5 root root 1024 N

/usr/src and file permissions

1999-11-14 Thread David J. Kanter
I've created/moved my /usr/src to its own partition. However, I've noticed a difference in the permissions between the old /usr/src (/usr/oldsrc) and the new one, /usr/src. drwxrwsr-x4 root src 1024 Oct 16 00:18 oldsrc drwxr-xr-x5 root root 1024 Nov 14 12:33 src C