On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 4:36 AM wrote: > Arthur Krewat : > > Also, I don't think it's been mentioned, but there's the setuid bit on > > directories - otherwise known as the sticky bit. When set, even if you > > have rights to "write" the directory (meaning, delete files), you can't > > delete those owned by other users. Useful for /tmp > > Also a SunOS invention, IIRC. > Nope, much older. It was a BSDism -- Cory Hall 11/70 actually (V6 originally) - wnj probably, but it may have been somebody like Asa Romberger or Bob Kriddle who were the admins. VAXen distributions picked it up and Sun got it from there.