Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!unmvax!ncar!umigw!angel From: angel@umigw.MIAMI.EDU (angel li) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: FTP changes file ownership? Message-ID: <196@umigw.MIAMI.EDU> Date: 3 Dec 88 12:48:26 GMT References: <18505@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Reply-To: angel@umigw.UUCP (angel li) Distribution: na Organization: University of Miami Lines: 13 In article <18505@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> jsin@CS.UCLA.EDU (John Sin) writes: > >However, when I "get" a file with FTP, the files are all owned by "root". >Has anyone notice this too, or is it something I did/didn't do? > I've seen A/UX systems where /usr/ucb/ftp has suid privileges. Just chmod 755 /usr/ucb/ftp to fix this. -- Angel Li University of Miami/RSMAS Internet: angel@flipper.miami.edu UUCP: ncar!umigw!angel