> I also know that a user can manipulate a file in their own home > directory even without ownership. In other words, if a file owned by > root exists in my home, I can delete it. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~] $ ls -l testfile > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jun 7 13:42 testfile > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~] $ rm testfile > rm: remove write-protected regular empty file `testfile'? y > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~] $ ls testfile > ls: testfile: No such file or directory > > Anybody know the answer to this?
I believe that is because the dir is writable and executable. A workaround to chowning a file might be to copy it and delete the original...
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