Unix permissions do take precedence over java security policy.

Regards,
Rossen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 11:12 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: tomcat/unix security manager questions
> 
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Just wondering if you could help me clarify a few questions I 
> have about 
> tomcat
> and catalina.policy. Im running tomcat 4.0.4 (w/ security 
> manager) with 
> mod_jk
> on solaris with about 300+ users, all of whom can deploy 
> jsp/servlets from 
> their public_html directory.
> 
> A user requirement is that they must is to be able to 
> read/write files in 
> their
> home directory. This is what im a little confused about. I 
> understand I can 
> put
> an entry like:
> 
> permission java.io.FilePermission "/home/-", 
> "read,write,delete,execute";"
> 
> in catalina.policy, but how does this enable tomcat to write 
> to other user's
> home directories (when tomcat is running as a user with 
> minimal privledges)? 
> Or
> must I change permissions on the file to allow the user that 
> is running 
> tomcat
> to write to it (is this the normal practice?).
> 
> Also, this is probably more a java question, but do standard unix 
> permissions
> always take precedence over what is set in catalina.policy? (In my 
> understanding
> the unix permissions take precedence, but I just wanted to 
> make sure(please
> excuse my java ignorance))
> 
> Any help appreciated,
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
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