Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 19:07:36 +0100 (CET) From: Andrew Prewett <andrew@kronos.HomeUnix.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: permissions issue help ?!?! Message-ID: <20030107185853.H51290@slave.east.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <1238.207.5.169.163.1041962590.squirrel@bmyster.com> References: <1238.207.5.169.163.1041962590.squirrel@bmyster.com>
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Today Brent Bailey wrote: > Hello, Im using FBSD 4.6 R.... i recently installed something (i dont > know what ) that changed the permissions on my /tmp directory.making > things like mysql & php and other programs not function correctly. > > as things are now on the broken box the permissions are: > drwx------ root wheel /tmp > > I have another FBSD box thats working fine ..and the permissions on its > /tmp dir are:drwxrwxrwt root wheel /tmp > > now to restore the permissions on the broken box ..i did > #chmod 777 /tmp > > however im not sure how to get the "t" on the permissions back (im not > even sure what the "t" means) it's a sticky bit in a directory with the `sticky bit' set, only the file owner and the user (process) with root privileges can unlink the file. > Can anyone tell me how to get the permissions back to: > drwxrwxrwt root wheel /tmp ??? chmod 41777 /tmp -andrew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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