GBOPOLY1@NUSVM.BITNET (fclim) (10/13/88)
in article 20599@pbhya.pacbell.com, bud odekirk wrote >Could someone tell me why the permissions in /usr/spool/uucp keep >reverting back to _rw_______ ??? I change them (as root), and the >next time I look at them, they have reverted back, so that users >can't access their mail. I know its probably something very simple. i think it has to do with chmod(2). suppose i log in as root. i use csh with /com added to my path. let's take an example. i have edacl /etc/passwd so that i have the following acl. % acl /etc/passwd root.%.%.% pgn-wr- %.backup -----r- %.sys_admin pgn-wr- %.%.%.% -----r- now, if i were to chmod it as in % chmod 644 /etc/passwd i will find my acls all screwed up: % acl /etc/passwd root.%.%.% p-ndwr- %.staff.%.% ---d-r- %.bin.%.% -----r- %.%.%.% ---d-r- or something like this. note that although any tom, dick or harry may not be able to edit /etc/passwd, they can surely dlf it. chmod(1) and /com/edacl are just not compatible. i think uucp calls chmod(2) which is the base of chmod(1). so uucp will screw the spooler's permission. you stated that the permission is -rw-------; try acl and see the aegis version of the permission. i have not stated anything helpful. however, i hope it's enlightening and that someone at apollo.com see this and fix the bug. maybe it's already fixed at sr10. i heard that the aegis permission types at sr10 are simpler and hence more compatible to the unix permission types. fclim --- gbopoly1 % nusvm.bitnet @ cunyvm.cuny.edu computer centre singapore polytechnic dover road singapore 0513.