[Fwd: Re: [ale] Rights to directory]

[Keith Hopkins]

Carl Forsell wrote:
> 
> I have a co-located user box running SuSE 6.2.  The owners of the box have
> asked me to give one of their users total rights to one particular
> directory. (usr/local/httpd/htdocs)  My concern is in maintaining the
> ownership that current users have, and just adding this one user.  I am
> drawing a complete blank on the process.
> 
> Any guidance?

I haven't confirmed this works in Linux, but it may help ...

  set the sticky bit on the directory, it should have the effect:
 For directories
     on some systems, prevent users from removing files that they do
     not own in the directory; this is called making the directory
     "append-only".

Keith
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