On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:58:25 +1200 Andrew Errington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> PS Maybe I just want a big directory with the sticky bit set, and users > retain r/w access to their own files. The sticky bit will allow only the file creator to automatically delete the file. That's handy, but anyone with write access to the file and directory and still force a delete so it's not foolproof. You could do with the setgid bit set on /home/data/photos. Try the following: chown root:photos /home/data/photos chmod 2775 /home/data/photos Users need the following umask set: 0002 ( wap it in /etc/profile ) Which will allow for files ( ie photos ) to be created with owner: <user> rw group: photos rw other: r permissions, and directories with the setgid bit set and owner: <user> rwx group: photos rwx other: r x permissions. This will allow everyone to see your photos, and everyone added to the photos group to manipulate all photos. However, nobody not in the photos group will be able to save a file ): Is this what you're after? Steve
