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Subject:    RE: [Proftpd-user] File permision problem in ProFTPD
From:       "Michael K" <micke () klintan ! se>
Date:       2003-02-26 23:56:13
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Thanks TJ.
Now I have permission 3770 on the directory,  and it works like
expected.

Regards Michael

> -----Original Message-----
> From: proftp-user-admin@proftpd.org 
> [mailto:proftp-user-admin@proftpd.org] On Behalf Of TJ Saunders
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:09 AM
> To: proftpd-users@proftpd.org
> Cc: proftp-user@proftpd.org
> Subject: Re: [Proftpd-user] File permision problem in ProFTPD
> 
> 
> 
> micke>own by otheruser:ftpusers, but the "user" CAN remove 
> "otheruser" 
> micke>uploaded files as well. Why and how can I fix this?
> 
> This is the way Unix file permissions work: deleting a file 
> is not considered a "write" to that file, but rather a 
> "write" to the directory containing the file.  This means 
> that a user that has write privileges to the directory can 
> delete any files in that directory, regardless of those files' owner.
> 
> Setting the sticky bit on the directory can change this slightly:
> 
>        The  `sticky'  bit  (S_ISVTX)  on a directory means that a
>        file in that directory can be renamed or deleted  only  by
>        the  owner of the file, by the owner of the directory, and
>        by root.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> TJ
> 
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