pavlov@hscfvax.harvard.edu (G.Pavlov) (02/15/89)
We are using a MIPS M/120-5 as a file server (in addition to other tasks) to two uVAX II's: all user directories are located on a partition on one of the MIPS's disks, NFS'd to the uVAXen. We have encountered a problem with which I would appreciate some assistance. When a file is created while logged into a uVAX, the user's umask is applied. However, whenever a file is over/rewritten, the file permission is reset (to 4777 if user != root, same but with sticky bit set if root). Also, we have noticed that the total space usage reported by ls -l (as well as du) for a directory is incorrect and we have not been able to discover any algorithm that would point at what is being reported. NFS between the uVAXen works fine. File copies and space utilization repor- ting works correctly when on the MIPS. The uVAXen are running under Ultrix (2.?) and the MIPS is running under MIPS' variant of SYS 5. I have searched through all the man pages I can think of.... many thanks, greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny
consult@osiris.UUCP (Unix Consultation Mailbox ) (02/17/89)
In article <725@hscfvax.harvard.edu> pavlov@hscfvax.harvard.edu (G.Pavlov) writes: > However, whenever a file is over/rewritten, the file permission is reset > (to 4777 if user != root, same but with sticky bit set if root).... Boy, this sounds kinda familiar... we are running NFS between Sun 3s and Pyramid 9820s, and I frequently see directories with mode 3755 (sticky, set group). Also, files always seem to be created with the execute mode bits on, especially when they're not being created by ld. Anyone who wants to take a stab at Greg's posting might want to try explaining it to me, too; mail if you can, but post if you must. Phil Kos Information Systems ...!uunet!pyrdc!osiris!phil The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD