[TAG] lpr works for user not root in Basiclinux 2.1

[Ben Okopnik]

On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 12:00:19PM -0500, Sindi Keesan wrote:
> 
> In BL2.10  /tmp is drwxrwxrwt.  (Sticky bit set).
> Running Linux says this means 'Keep executable in memory after exit'. ??

For directories, it means that for any file in that directory, only the
owner and root can remove that file regardless of permissions. This is
why some people also call it the "cooperative" bit: it's a good idea to
set it on directories where people are likely to share files.


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