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From: charles@teslab.lab.OZ (Charles Widepy)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: File owned by program - how to do it?
Summary: Make a program setuid to what user?
         Where do you put a file that belongs to the program?
         How to files only readable by one person (and not writeable)?
Message-ID: <1266@teslab.lab.OZ>
Date: 18 Jun 91 06:27:09 GMT
Reply-To: charles@teslab.lab.oz.au (Charles Widepy)
Organization: Technology Evaluation Section, L.A.B., Sydney
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I have a program that many people need to use but which needs to
maintain one file to keep a small amount of info. (Actually its a
game, but it is a general problem requiring a solution.) Obviously it
has to be a setuid program. The question is what user does the
program belong to? Should it be "bin" or should I create a new user
(game?)? I don't what it to be "root" just in case there are bugs in
it.

More importantly, where should I put the file that the program owns -
/usr/lib or maybe /usr/local/lib?

While we're on the subject of files: As root how would I make a set
of files in a certain directory only readable (not writeable) by one
particular user and not accessable by anyone else. I thought of
making the directory owned by the user and making it r-x------, but
if he owns it he can change the rights on it. The only other thing I
can think of is to create a unique group for every user I want to do
this for.

Thanks for any help.
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