On Saturday 06 October 2007 16:46:33 Carl Hartung wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm still running 10.2 :-) and looking to fill in some 'missing bits' of > information. I've inserted two questions in the following excerpt from a > *nix file systems tutorial that I found on the 'net: > > The permission flags are read left to right > > 1 directory flag, 'd' if a directory, '-' if a normal file, > something else occasionally may appear here for special devices. > > --> What specific documents, man, info, URL, etc., are available which > describe these "something else" optional flags in detail?
open info:/coreutils/What information is listed in konqueror and scroll down a bit > > 2,3,4 read, write, execute permissions for User > > 5,6,7 read, write, execute permissions for Group > > 8,9,10 read, write, execute permissions for Other > > Flag > - in any position means "not set" > r file is readable > w file is writeable (with directories, means files can be added or > deleted) x program or script is executable (directory contents can be > listed) s where 'x' would normally go is called the set-UID or > set-groupID flag > > --> What would a 't' in the tenth position mean? Example: > > drwxrwxrwt 4 carl users 160 2007-10-06 09:46 hdb-test/ That is the "sticky" bit. Basically, it means that a file in that directory may only be deleted by its owner. Normally anyone with write permissions to a directory can delete a file in it. The "sticky" bit prevents that > The relevant fstab line is: > > /dev/hdb3 /mnt/hdb-test reiserfs noauto,user,acl,user_xattr 1 2 Not really relevant for linux file systems. The permissions aren't mount options, they are stored in the file system itself. Anders -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
