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From: sunuk!sungy!berthold!joerg@sun.com (Joerg Schilling)
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Subject: Re: sticky bit
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Date: 2 Mar 89 07:50:41 GMT
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Original-Date: Mon, 20 Feb 89 17:47:54 +0100
X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 7, Issue 178, message 4 of 13

The sticky bit has been redefined for Sun OS 4.0 :

It now means not to cache write blocks and is used for NFS swap partitions
to prevent blowing up the page cash on a server.

Do not use it on executable files.  (The only file on a 3.x Release with
the sticky bit turned on was vi which now has  755)

The manual pages are *wrong* in case of executable files !!!!

For directories have a look at the manual page: man 8 sticky.

        J. Schilling 
        H. Berthold AG 
        Teltowkanalstr. 1-4 
        D 1000 Berlin 46 
        +49 30  7795 - 400 

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