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- From: rodean@fc.hp.com (Bruce Rodean)
- Subject: Re: Bug in chmod on HP 9000/700 HP-UX-8.07
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:41:11 GMT
- References: <1992Nov19.174815.11685@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Fort Collins, CO
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- Thomas Knott (knott@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE) wrote:
- > There is a bug in chmod command on HP 9000/700 with HP-UX-8.07. If you make a
- > 'chmod +s' to an existing directory, this directory disappears and you have no
- > chance to get it back with 'normal' HP-UX commands.
-
- This is no bug. Under the WARNINGS section to chmod(1) (this is on a
- 9.0 system so your manual entry may be different) it says:
-
- HP Clustered Environment
- The absolute numeric_mode of 4000 also serves to hide a directory.
- For symbolic mode_list elements, the permission letter H is used to
- hide a directory (see cdf(4)). Root directories cannot be made
- hidden.
-
- What you have done is turn the directory into a CDF. There are no
- contexts for that CDF, so it disappears. You can find it if you look
- for <name_of_file>+. Or use 'ls -H'.
-
- --
- Bruce Rodean Hewlett-Packard Company
- rodean@fc.hp.com
-
- This does not reflect the official position of Hewlett-Packard Company
- in any way, shape or form. Everyone else in the company may disagree
- with what I say.
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