Define Files on FreeBSD...

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You'll never BELIEVE what Walter Vaughan said here...:
> Chad McWilliams wrote:
> 
> > Is any other BSD users having this problem?  Version is 5.0.14D4 (Also had
> > the problem under 5.0.13)  FreeBSD version is 5.3.
> 
> We run FreeBSD4.11, and here is my permissions for my /appl directory

Isn't 5.x the "CURRENT" as opposed to "STABLE"?  Or am I a bit behind in my
FBSD lore?  I know you're generally suppose to run whatever is in STABLE.

> drwx------  499 filepro  group   9216 Apr 27 15:28 filepro
> drwxr-xr-x   22 root     wheel   1024 Mar  8 21:39 ..
> drwxr-xr-x   10 root     wheel    512 Dec  1 09:27 .
> 
> and a typical file has a permission of
> drwx------  2 filepro  group     512 Apr 26 08:45 test
> 
> It's got to be permissions thing. I cannot imagine it's a 5.3 thing 
> (soon to be 5.4 thing). I don't remember having to fool around with 
> anything out of the ordinary in order (like messing with permissions) to 
> get things working.
> 
> Mark, o great security one, what say you?

I'd say that's corrent, and fP shouldn't have any issues with it on a
stable OS.  Chad, what are the modes and ownerships both on fp/ddefine and
fp/lib/makedir ?

Sounds like something isn't running suid when it should be.  Tried running
setperms at all?

mark->
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