Today Brent Bailey wrote:
> Hello, Im using FBSD 4.6 R.... i recently installed something (i dont
> know what ) that changed the permissions on my /tmp directory.making
> things like mysql & php and other programs not function correctly.
>
> as things are now on the broken box the permissions are:
> drwx------ root wheel /tmp
>
> I have another FBSD box thats working fine ..and the permissions on its
> /tmp dir are:drwxrwxrwt root wheel /tmp
>
> now to restore the permissions on the broken box ..i did
> #chmod 777 /tmp
>
> however im not sure how to get the "t" on the permissions back (im not
> even sure what the "t" means)
it's a sticky bit
in a directory with the `sticky bit' set, only the file owner and the user
(process) with root privileges can unlink the file.
> Can anyone tell me how to get the permissions back to:
> drwxrwxrwt root wheel /tmp ???
chmod 41777 /tmp
-andrew
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