From: Mark Schubert (mark.schubert@cogita.com)
Date: Mon Aug 12 2002 - 22:03:08 EDT
Hi all,
I want the daemon user to be able to modify files that are writable by the
users group. Does anyone see a problem adding the daemon user into the users
group?
Will I need to reboot (ie. Restart all daemon processes) in order to
implement this change?
The reason for this is:
We have a file transfer system that operates through the lpd print
mechanism. Ie. We print files between unix servers when we want to transfer
them. This removes security maintenance associated with rcp, ftp, etc.
The transfer process uses input and output filters to handle the files.
The only problem is that the daemon user (runs the lpd process) cannot
overwrite files that are group writable by the users group.
I have tried a lot of things including setting the sticky bits on the input
filter script that creates the target file, but that has no effect. Hence my
remaining option is to add the daemon user into the users group.
Any ideas/suggestions?
Thanks,
Mark
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