McKown, John wrote:
This is somewhat off-topic because I'm asking due to what I've noticed
on my desktop Linux. But why are some things "setgid"? Is it just so
that some files and/or subdirectories can be written to? I ask because
I've noticed that most of the games on my desktop have the setgid bit on
and have a group of "games". Anybody know why? What does the game do
that needs a "setgid"?
Perhaps if I understood this about games, I would understand the general
reason to use setgid. At least, that's my story, and I'm sticking with
it!
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John McKown
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HealthMarkets
Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage
Administrative Services Group
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See the page at
http://www.zzee.com/solutions/linux-permissions.shtml
This will give you a good overview of the various uses for the different
permissions bits as they pertain to both files and directoies. Note that
there are differences between the two.
The new version of the LPI Level 1 Study Guide from O'Reilly is a good
place to find out how some of the more esoteric things work.
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