On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 09:48:10AM -0800, Bob Miller wrote: > Jacob Meuser wrote: > > > Can someone explain this: > > Sure. To create a file in /etc/cups, a process must either have > effective UID root or effective GID cups. When you run the program as > root, it has EUID cups and GID wheel. No match. When you run the > program as jakemsr, it has EUID cups and GID jakemsr. No match. > > I think you want to make open_test setGID, not setUID. Or else > /etc/cups should have owner UID of cups. > > Unix permissions are tricky. >
Thanks. They are now less tricky :) > -- > Bob Miller K<bob> > kbobsoft software consulting > http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
