That wont allow overwrite nor delete :( > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Bacchi > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 11:56 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: change ownership issue > > If it's a manageable number of users, I would create a common > group, add > all users uid and the application uid to that group. Then chgrp the > file to the common group with write permission. As you create new > users, add them to the common group as well ad their own group. > > chgrp commongroup filename > chmod g+w filename > > > > Blackburn, Marvin wrote: > > >We have users that create files with a certain name. > >We also have applications which often need to overwrite > these files -- > >not change the contents. > >However, if the users have created the file -- the > application does not > >have the pemissions to replace it, > >and the user cant change the ownership on his on. > > > >Any ideas how I might be able to rectify this? > > > >------------------ > >Marvin Blackburn > >Systems Administrator > >Glen Raven > >"He's no failure. He's not dead yet" --William Lloyd George > > > > > > > > > > -- > veritatis simplex oratio est > - Seneca > > Andrew Bacchi > Staff Systems Programmer > Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute > phone: 518 276-6415 fax: 518 276-2809 > > http://www.rpi.edu/~bacchi/ > > > -- > 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
