Nasty Security Hole?

[Andrew Koenig]

In article <189 at wyn386.UUCP>, mikef at wyn386.UUCP (Mike Faber) writes:
 
> Why can a person with read permission only be able to remove the file?

You can't remove a file; you can remove a link to a file.
If that file has only one link, the file goes away automatically,
as there is no longer any way to refer to it.  (yes, I know
this is slightly oversimplified)

To remove a link, you need write permission for the directory
containing the link, irrespective of the permissions you
have for the file.
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				--Andrew Koenig
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