Re: Sticky bit set on linux password file

From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:44:33 -0700
Message-ID: <bf46380807011344g76741695o67850809a1b2723f@mail.gmail.com>

• Original message - Hey Jared It's not the sticky bit, it's the SE...

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Yeah, I know. Just a bad habit I guess,as the 2 are commonly confused.

Thanks for pointing it out, so we can avoid perpetuating the inaccuracy. :)

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On 7/1/08, Stefan Knecht <knecht.stefan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Jared
>
> It's not the sticky bit, it's the SETUID bit.
>
> But SETUID on a file, and not a directory, without the execute bit, has no
> effect.
>
> So "why" is a good question.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>> I hit SEND just a bit too soon.
>>>
>>>
>> Gotta stop this stream of consciousness thing. :)
>>
>> Resetting the privs on the password file to 640 while the database is up,
>> and doing a remote logon as SYSDBA will cause the sticky bit to again
>> be set.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jared Still
>> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
>>
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