Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!bu-cs!bucsb!esler From: esler@bucsb.UUCP (Kevin Esler) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Intended use of "sys" uid in Sys V Message-ID: <2341@bucsb.UUCP> Date: 2 Feb 89 21:20:08 GMT Reply-To: esler@bucsb.bu.edu (Kevin Esler) Followup-To: comp.unix.wizards Organization: Boston Univ Comp. Sci. Lines: 4 Can some System V expert explain to me the intended use of the "sys" userid ? My software was delivered with the permissions on the system files effectively scrambled, and I'm trying to put them in order.