Re: [HACKERS] mode of libs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] mode of libs
Date
Msg-id 199802261427.JAA13874@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] mode of libs  ("Thomas G. Lockhart" <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>)
List pgsql-hackers
> > Not true.  As long as someone has read or execute permission on a
> > directory, they can read/write any file in that directory they have
> > permission for.  What they can't do is add or delete file based on the
> > directory permission.
>
> Sure. I must be missing the point (as usual :), because my directory protections look like:

Sorry, count me an idiot.  I see what you mean now.  The pgsql/data
directory is rw-------, which makes all files underneath unreadable by
anyone but the superuser.  There is no problem.  Sorry.


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