From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Apr 21 14:17:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA26207 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:17:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA26136 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:17:16 GMT (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA04468; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:17:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:17:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: Dima Dorfman cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2 simple questions In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19980421135410.0091d8c0@mail.apc.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Dima Dorfman wrote: > Hi: > > I know these questions are kinda stupid but... > > 1) How do I create a FreeBSD boot disk? I need to change the root password > on a Linux system, and all I need is a working UNIX system that is capable > of mounting ext2fs. I don't think you can use FreeBSD tools to fix Linux passwords, but you can try making a kernel with `options EXT2FS', kzip it, and stick it on a floppy. > 2) How can I chmod/chown a directory so that everyone in a specific > group can write to it, but not delete a file that they don't own. > Here's an example: (not realistic, but it's understandable) You want to set the sticky bit on the directory and give the group write permissions, which is defined as `append-only mode.' The user overrides this restriction. See sticky(8) for details. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message