Re: Why is root write permission necessary for installed files?
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Kevin Dalley, in an immanent manifestation of deity, wrote:
>Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> writes:
>> Policy:
>> 3.3.8. Permissions and owners
>>
>> Files should be owned by `root.root', and made writable only by the
>> owner and universally readable (and executable, if appropriate).
>>
>Actually, I asked why it is a policy, not where it is documented. I
>haven't received on answer on the reason yet.
It's convenience for the admin. If you're root, you can edit the files
anyway, so the permissions should reflect this capability. This is
similar to why suid-root is installed 4755 instead of the common 4711.
Darren
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