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Re: [PATCH] #6 OS400/EBCDIC Port: Prevent OS conversion of file contents

From: Philip Martin <philip_at_codematters.co.uk>
Date: 2006-02-24 00:19:48 CET

Mark Phippard <markp@softlanding.com> writes:

> Starting in V5R3, the /tmp, /var, /QOpenSys/var, and /QOpenSys/var/preserve
> directories might have the Restricted rename and unlink attribute set to
> Yes. (Note: this attribute is equivalent to the S_ISVTX mode bit for a
> directory.)

That's the Unix "sticky bit", it should be enough to avoid the attack.

-- 
Philip Martin
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