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Date:      Tue, 4 Jun 1996 17:10:51 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        dbabler@Rigel.orionsys.com
Subject:   Re: Limiting access
Message-ID:  <199606041710.RAA00352@CoDe.CoDe.hu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960601083047.10398A-100000@Rigel.orionsys.com> from "David Babler" at Jun 1, 96 08:37:23 am

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> > didn't own them, they couldn't create any new files or subdirectories
> > unless you gave them appropriate permissions---and then they'd be able
> > to remove and create a new .rhosts file.  (But some clever combination
> > of owner, mode, and sticky bit might work.)

chown root /bbs/home
chown root /bbs/home/.rhosts
chgrp bbsgroup /bbs/home
chmod 1770 /bbs/home

The chflags is better, but this works on most Unices.

> After poring through the man pages, the solution to keeping the user from 
> being able to delete the .rhosts file is to set it so he doesn't own it 
> and performing the command (as su):  chgflags schg .rhosts  which then 



-- 
	Gabor Zahemszky <zgabor@CoDe.hu>

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