Re: Bug#352394: tex-common: permission scheme for /var/cache/fonts

[Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>]

On Die, 14 Feb 2006, Frank Küster wrote:
> >  bits 2755 (i.e. writeable for the group <groupname> and sticky bit set).
> 
> |   2. set the process's effective group ID to that of the file upon
> |      execution (called the "setgid bit").  For directories on some
> |      systems, put files created in the directory into the same group as
> |      the directory, no matter what group the user who creates them is
> |      in.
> | 
> |   3. save the program's text image on the swap device so it will load
> |      more quickly when run (called the "sticky bit").  For directories
> |      on some systems, prevent users from removing or renaming a file in
> |      a directory unless they own the file or the directory; this is
> |      called the "restricted deletion flag" for the directory.
> `----
> 
> Won't both make sense in our case?

Hmm yes, but then in the old tetex there was 2775, what was the reason
for this?

Best wishes

Norbert

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