From owner-freebsd-current Fri Jan 24 17:18:47 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA07387 for current-outgoing; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:18:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from root.com (implode.root.com [198.145.90.17]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA07382 for ; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:18:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by root.com (8.7.6/8.6.5) with SMTP id RAA02556; Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:18:33 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199701250118.RAA02556@root.com> X-Authentication-Warning: implode.root.com: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: robin@intercore.com (Robin Cutshaw) cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3.0 SNAP+SMP permission problems In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 24 Jan 1997 19:48:19 EST." <199701250048.TAA02886@intercore.com> From: David Greenman Reply-To: dg@root.com Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:18:33 -0800 Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> >-rw-rw-r-- 1 robin bin 0 Jan 24 04:26 /tmp/xxx >> >> That's a "feature" of 4.4BSD and has nothing to do with SMP. The symlink >> takes on the ownership/permissions of the directory it is created it. NetBSD >> already reverted to the historic behavior, and we should, too. >> > >Don't think that's right. You cannot delete a symlink that you create? Yup - not unless the directory it is in is owned by you. >Also, how do you explain the group permission on the regular file? Files inherit the group ownership of the directory they are created in. This is another BSD thing. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project