jim@jagmac2.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) (08/21/90)
Checking through my directories (under 2.0), I noticed that there are a few files which have "strange" owners... for example, /usr/lib/shlib.ld has user 225, /etc/iop also has a weird owner. I assume that when the distribution of these files were made, the original user/owner chacteristics were maintained... I have changed all these strange owners to bin (i.e., chown of these files to bin). You may also want to check out your system (I doubt if this is unique to my system) using find... For example, to find all files that are NOT owned by root type the following: $ find / \! -user root -print If you want to look for files not owned by root or bin, then type: $ find / \! -user root \! -user bin -print You can add other users similarly... you can also check groups too with the "-group" expression (The "!" negates the expression and the "\" is required to escape the "!")... Good Luck! -- ======================================================================= #include <std/disclaimer.h> =:^) Jim Jagielski NASA/GSFC, Code 711.1 jim@jagmac2.gsfc.nasa.gov Greenbelt, MD 20771 "Kilimanjaro is a pretty tricky climb. Most of it's up, until you reach the very, very top, and then it tends to slope away rather sharply."