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From: konath@sj.ate.slb.com (Kannan Konath)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs
Subject: Saving a file in emacs without the right permission bits
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Date: 18 Apr 91 22:03:42 GMT
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Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose
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Originator: konath@arjuna

I am using GNU Emacs 18.57 on Sparc SLC running SunOS 4.1.1

When I create a file it is created with permission bits set to
rw-r--r--.   I walk over to another workstation with a different
user, who has the same group id as I do,  and try editing the same
file. 

Emacs tells me the buffer is read-only but if I do a "C-x C-q"
(toogle-read-only)  the "%%" disappears from the status line and turns
to "--".  I alter the file and when I try saving it, emacs responds by
asking me whether I really want to save the file, to which I reply
yes.  It saves the file and changes the ownership of the file to
the new user.

My question is this:

Isn't it illegal for another user to be able to overwrite a file over
which he does not have "w" status?  

kannan

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