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- From: iwsbarke@acs.ucalgary.ca (I W Scott Barker)
- Subject: How can I allow access to a subdirectory without risking other files?
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- Does anyone know how I can allow access to all of the files I have in one of
- my subdirectories, without risking someone damaging files in other
- directories? The only method I know is to set the setuid bit for the
- directory, but as far as I know, this will allow others to compile programs
- in that directory and execute them as if they were me. I just want them to
- be able to modify and add files in the directory, without being able to run
- anything as me (it's ok if they run programs as themselves).
-
- Does anyone have any ideas? (BTW, I have no way of creating a new user group,
- so that option is out as well).
-
- --
- Scott Barker
- barker@enel.ucalgary.ca
-
- "Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end."
- - Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
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