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@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ desired for all directories. The first change is a mode 0750 for the
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$LFS/root directory. This is to make sure that not just everybody can
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enter the /root directory (the same a user would do with /home/username
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directories). The second change is a mode 1777 for the tmp
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-directories. This way, any user can write data to the /tmp directory when
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-needed. The sticky bit (the first bit in the 1777 mask) makes sure
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-users can't delete other users files which they normally can do,
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-because the directory is set in such a way that everybody (owner, group,
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-world) can write to that directory (the 777 in the bit mask)
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+directories. This way, any user can write data to the /tmp directory but
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+cannot remove another user's files (the latter is caused by
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+the socalled "sticky bit" - bit 1 of the 1777 bit mask).
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</para>
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<blockquote><literallayout>
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Gerard Beekmans