Comments on: A Unix/Linux Permissions Refresher http://danielmiessler.com/blog/a-unix-linux-permissions-refresher grep understanding Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/a-unix-linux-permissions-refresher/comment-page-1#comment-48419 Daniel Miessler Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:31:35 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1285#comment-48419 <p>It's easy enough to check, but I don't think that's the case. I have a feeling he was referring to the sticky bit issue somehow.</p> It’s easy enough to check, but I don’t think that’s the case. I have a feeling he was referring to the sticky bit issue somehow.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/a-unix-linux-permissions-refresher/comment-page-1#comment-247355 Daniel Miessler Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:31:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1285#comment-247355 <p>It's easy enough to check, but I don't think that's the case. I have a feeling he was referring to the sticky bit issue somehow.</p> It’s easy enough to check, but I don’t think that’s the case. I have a feeling he was referring to the sticky bit issue somehow.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/a-unix-linux-permissions-refresher/comment-page-1#comment-48412 Tim Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:42:09 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1285#comment-48412 <p>When I was in apple training, the professor tricked us all with this question:</p> <p>"Can you delete a read-only file in a directory in which you have write permissions?"</p> <p>The answer, it appears, is yes... at least in OS X. I find that it's also true in linux. If you can read a file in your home directory, you can delete it.</p> <p>He explained the semantics of it to us, but I don't exactly remember it.</p> <p>Hell, I'm not even sure I remember the question correctly.</p> When I was in apple training, the professor tricked us all with this question:

“Can you delete a read-only file in a directory in which you have write permissions?”

The answer, it appears, is yes… at least in OS X. I find that it’s also true in linux. If you can read a file in your home directory, you can delete it.

He explained the semantics of it to us, but I don’t exactly remember it.

Hell, I’m not even sure I remember the question correctly.

]]> By: Tim http://danielmiessler.com/blog/a-unix-linux-permissions-refresher/comment-page-1#comment-247354 Tim Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:42:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/archives/1285#comment-247354 <p>When I was in apple training, the professor tricked us all with this question:</p> <p>"Can you delete a read-only file in a directory in which you have write permissions?"</p> <p>The answer, it appears, is yes... at least in OS X. I find that it's also true in linux. If you can read a file in your home directory, you can delete it.</p> <p>He explained the semantics of it to us, but I don't exactly remember it.</p> <p>Hell, I'm not even sure I remember the question correctly.</p> When I was in apple training, the professor tricked us all with this question:

“Can you delete a read-only file in a directory in which you have write permissions?”

The answer, it appears, is yes… at least in OS X. I find that it’s also true in linux. If you can read a file in your home directory, you can delete it.

He explained the semantics of it to us, but I don’t exactly remember it.

Hell, I’m not even sure I remember the question correctly.

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