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- To: Tim Cutts <tjrc1@mole.bio.cam.ac.uk>
- cc: Dragon Slayer <huny@ugcs.caltech.edu>, executor@nacm.com
- Subject: Re: Executor/Linux
- In-Reply-To: <9505101559.AA23454@mole.bio.cam.ac.uk>
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- On Wed, 10 May 1995, Tim Cutts wrote:
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- > Running as root is not necessary. Just give universal write
- > permission in your ExecutorVolume directory:
- >
- > chmod -R a+w /usr/local/lib/executor/ExecutorVolume
- >
- > This is far from ideal, but better than having to run the program as
- > root all the time.
-
- Wouldn't making a executor group and putting the proper uid in
- /etc/groups and then doing:
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- chgrp -R executor /usr/local/lib/executor/ExecutorVolume
- chmod -R g+w /usr/local/lib/executor/ExecutorVolume
-
- The files would then be protected without having to use root to run
- Executor.
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- --
- Paul JY Lahaie Internet: pjlahaie@achilles.net
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