On 2012-07-24 18:14, I wrote:
> When I create a file in my home directory as root:
>
> $ sudo touch test
>
> I get:
>
> $ ls -l test
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2012-07-24 18:09 test
>
> I cannot, without sudo, overwrite this file, but I can remove it with rm
> -rf. Is that correct? And if not: how can I find out what's wrong with
> my system?

I know, this was a stupid question, but that's because of my lack of
intelligence, sorry. But could someone verify that the described
behavior is, or is not, normal?

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Wybo Dekker wrote:

> On 2012-07-24 18:14, I wrote:
> > When I create a file in my home directory as root:
> >
> > $ sudo touch test
> >
> > I get:
> >
> > $ ls -l test
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2012-07-24 18:09 test
> >
> > I cannot, without sudo, overwrite this file, but I can remove it with rm
> > -rf. Is that correct? And if not: how can I find out what's wrong with
> > my system?
>
> I know, this was a stupid question, but that's because of my lack of
> intelligence, sorry. But could someone verify that the described
> behavior is, or is not, normal?

That behavior is normal. Anyone with write permission to a directory
can create a new file in it, or remove an existing file. (Well, there's
an exception to that rule, but it probably doesn't apply to your home
directory.)

mike

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Thanks Mike, it's clear now!

On 2012-07-26 05:08, Mike Kupfer wrote:
> Wybo Dekker wrote:
>
>> On 2012-07-24 18:14, I wrote:
>>> When I create a file in my home directory as root:
>>>
>>> $ sudo touch test
>>>
>>> I get:
>>>
>>> $ ls -l test
>>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2012-07-24 18:09 test
>>>
>>> I cannot, without sudo, overwrite this file, but I can remove it with rm
>>> -rf. Is that correct? And if not: how can I find out what's wrong with
>>> my system?
>>
>> I know, this was a stupid question, but that's because of my lack of
>> intelligence, sorry. But could someone verify that the described
>> behavior is, or is not, normal?
>
> That behavior is normal. Anyone with write permission to a directory
> can create a new file in it, or remove an existing file. (Well, there's
> an exception to that rule, but it probably doesn't apply to your home
> directory.)
>
> mike
>


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