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From: dxxb@beta.lanl.gov (David W. Barts)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Worm/Passwords
Summary: use directory sticky bit
Message-ID: <22832@beta.lanl.gov>
Date: 28 Nov 88 17:15:26 GMT
References: <22401@cornell.UUCP> <4627@rayssd.ray.com> <8563@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> <277@ispi.UUCP>
Organization: BCS Richland, Inc.
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Just make it so that if the sticky bit is set on the directory's mode,
only the file's owner or root can unlink() it.  BSD already does this,
so the new change wouldn't create yet another UNIX standard, only
more compatability.

David W. Barts  N5JRN, Ph. 509-373-4554 (FTS 440-4554), dxxb@lanl.GOV
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