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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 02:59:57 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: bin/38818: if [ -w filename ] incorrectly returns results when run as root and testing non-writeable files.
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Synopsis: if [ -w filename ] incorrectly returns results when run as root and testing non-writeable files.

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: roam
State-Changed-When: Mon Jun 3 02:57:35 PDT 2002
State-Changed-Why: 
The submitter, in a private e-mail message, reported his satisfaction
with the explanation that 'test -w' checks for actual access rights and
not just file permissions.

Still, thanks for your effors towards improving FreeBSD by reporting
what you considered a genuine problem!

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=38818

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