If you chmod the directory o+t, then users can (permissions permitting) modify each other's files but not delete them. To make new files/dirs in the directory inherit the group's ownership then chmod g+s. To set both of the above do "chmod u+rwx,g+rws,o+rwt <your dir>". I don't know of a way to do what you ask for owner. We'd have a problem with that because it makes auditing difficult. -Steve -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Yin Ming Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 11:45 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: How to set a "public" directory? (Everyone can add and modify theirown files) Hi, I'm looking for a way to setup a directory working like this: 1. Everyone can add, modify, delete their own files or sub-dirs to this directory, and access other users' files if the permission is permited. 2. If the permissions are not permited, one user cannot delete other's files I think it's same as the /tmp directory, so I tried to see what the param of /tmp is. ls -l, but nothing special.. 3. Besides that, I want this directory: Any user adds a file or sub-dir to this directory, the owner and group of that file become those ones of the parent directory. How to set this special directory? -- <yinming@xxxxxxxxxx> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
