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From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
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Subject: Re: uid/euid question
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Date: 7 Oct 89 16:12:57 GMT
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From article <847@uakari.primate.wisc.edu>, by bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral):
> mkdir uses the real uid/gid.  chmod and touch use the effective uid/gid.
> I did the following with what seem to me to be strange results.

I guess it's not clear from the previous posting that my question is: isn't
it somewhat inconsistent for these programs not to be using the same
uid/gid in each case?  Particularly mkdir/touch, which both create files,
not just check permission?

Paul DuBois
dubois@primate.wisc.edu