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From: aeusesef@csun.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Strange reaction to wierd file mode
Message-ID: <719@csun.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 17-Aug-87 18:51:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: csun.719
Posted: Mon Aug 17 18:51:20 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 21-Aug-87 01:37:21 EDT
Organization: California State University, Northridge
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Keywords: chmod open creat write error bug-p

[Aren't you glad there's no more line-eat

While playing with an AT&T SystemV 2.0 Unix, I made a little file
with access mode 0446 (r--r--rw-), and tried to write into it.
Surprise!  The kernal said I couldn't.  I understand what it's doing,
but what I want to know is if the rest of the world considers this a bug, a
feature, or something which doesn't matter.

(A friend suggested putting code in the kernal for creat, chmod, etc. so
that this type of mode wouldn't happen;  I disagree about this type of
kludge.)

I would appreciate any input on this subject.
(*I* think it's a bug, but then I'm only a lowly student who isn't allowed
to look at source code 8-))


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