RE: [expert] Forcing UID/GID for certain directories/trees?

2001-11-14 Thread Rony Shapiro
Hi, Linux gives you part of the functionality you want via the 'setgid' flag on the directory: [...] a file's permissions have three special components, which affect only executable files (programs) and, on some systems, directories: 1. set the process's effective user ID to that of

Re: [expert] Forcing UID/GID for certain directories/trees?

2001-11-14 Thread David Guntner
Brad Felmey grabbed a keyboard and wrote: I have a certain directory tree that I'd like to ensure always has the same owner/group for the contents therein, regardless of who created or last modified those contents (let's disregard the security implications for this discussion). Something

Re: [expert] Forcing UID/GID for certain directories/trees?

2001-11-14 Thread Brad Felmey
On Wed, 2001-11-14 at 10:46, Brad Felmey wrote: Hello, I have a certain directory tree that I'd like to ensure always has the same owner/group for the contents therein, regardless of who created or last modified those contents (let's disregard the security implications for this