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Subject: Re: RFC.. Proposal.. file flag No-delete
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> >            (M) = directory
> >            [N] = file
> >
> > (A)----(B)----[C]
> >      |
> >      \-(D)
> >
> > We want non root members of group 'x' to be able to
> > add files or directories to directories A, B or D, and delete
> > them again,
[...] rest of requirement deleted..

> 
> Why won't this work:
> 
> chown root.x a a/b
> chmod 1770 a a/b
> chown user.x a/d[n]
> chmod 1750 a/d[n]
> 

because if userA (in group x) writes a file in B,
userB (also in group x) cannot remove it.
we thought of this..

> ?
> 
>                                         Terry Lambert
>