Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!sharkey!cfctech!rphroy!trux!car From: car@trux.UUCP (Chris Rende) Newsgroups: comp.sys.pyramid Subject: Re: tip doesn't always delete its lock files Message-ID: <359@trux.UUCP> Date: 9 Feb 90 20:27:08 GMT References: <542@massey.ac.nz> Organization: Central Cartage, Sterling Hgts., MI Lines: 22 In article <542@massey.ac.nz>, KSpagnol@massey.ac.nz (Ken Spagnolo) writes: > Wierder still is that the non daemon group user > has no problem deleting the lock manually after exiting tip. Can > anyone explain this? Some relevant facts: > > /usr/bin/tip - mode = ---s--s--x, owner = UUCP, group = daemon > /usr/spool/locks - mode = -rwxrwxrwx, owner = UUCP, group = daemon ^----Probably supposed to be a 'd'. Here's my /usr/spool/locks: drwxrwxrwx 2 adm daemon 512 Mar 25 1988 /usr/spool/locks ^^^ |||--- These accesses give anyone the ability to remove a file from the directory. car. -- Christopher A. Rende Central Cartage (Nixdorf/Pyramid/SysVR2/BSD4.3) uunet!edsews!rphroy!trux!car Multics,DTSS,Unix,Shortwave,Scanners,StarTrek trux!car@uunet.uu.net Minix 1.2,PC/XT,Mac+,TRS-80 Model I,1802 ELF "I don't ever remember forgetting anything." - Chris Rende