Robert Spangler <mlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
How is this possible? If it is possible what am I missing or not
understanding? Thnx.
<<
Lamar Owen nailed it in his post: renaming a file means updating its
directory entry and hence requires write permission on the directory, not
the file - which you have as a result of the "other" permissions on the
directory:
drwxrwxrwx 7 root root 4096 Mar 10 13:35 temp
If you want the full story, I have an article on my web site (part of a
magazine series I wrote, years ago) which explains permissions in detail:
http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/web/Controlling+Access+to+Files?OpenDocument
(Other articles are at http://www.lesbell.com.au/Home.nsf/Linux?OpenView)
Best,
--- Les Bell
[http://www.lesbell.com.au]
Tel: +61 2 9451 1144
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