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From: david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp)
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Subject: Re: /var/spool/uucp sticky bit?
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>> Should the /var/spool/uucp directory have the sticky bit set? -David
>
>Did you get an answer to this question?  If not, do you mean the
>sticky bit or the setuid bit?

Yes.  Someone said that the /var/spool/uucp directory should only be
writable by uucp, so there is no reason for the sticky bit.  I asked my
local Unix guru whether this was true, and he said yes, it should only be
writable by uucp, but the /var/spool/uucppublic directory should be public
write.  I inquired whether it should have the sticky bit set, and he
seemed to think that it would not matter, but would be okay.  I have
changed my system to conform to these suggestions.  -David-


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