[PVFS2-users] Troube with file permissions in PVFS2.

[Angel de Vicente]

Oops...

Thanks for this. /mnt/pvfs2 was set to 777 and I hadn't realized about
this. Much happier knowing that I overlooked this and that PVFS2 is working
fine.

Cheers,
Angel de Vicente

Nathan Poznick writes:
 > Thus spake Angel de Vicente:
 > > Hi,
 > > 
 > > I continue doing tests with PVFS2, and I managed to get a quite stable system
 > > now, but then I realize that PVFS2 seems to ignore file permissions?
 > > 
 > > As root I just created a file, which then can be deleted by a regular user ... 
 > > Is this also a known issue or did I do something funny?
 > 
 > Was the owner of the directory the regular user?  Were the permissions
 > on the directory set to give world write permission?  If so, then that
 > is expected behavior.  Write permission on a directory gives a user the
 > ability to delete files contained in that directory.
 > 
 > -- 
 > Nathan Poznick <kraken at wang-fu.org>
 > 
 > Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of taste. - Cyril Connolly
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