Talk:File system permissions
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Did file system permissions realy originate with Unix? Does there exist more background history somewhere?
A reader suggested the move of the initial permissions page to file system permissions. I aggread with that and added some more text in the document.
The section on Octal notation is incomplete. The first digit of a four-digit octal permission set denotes something. It might be the file type or the additional permissions. I'm not sure which, and I don't know what values would be acceptable.
Much of this terminology is conjectural. Any clarification or modification thereof would be appreciated.--Kbolino 00:21, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
The octal notation section is complete (note: 'Octal Notation and additional permissions' section). The first digit on a 4-digit octal permission is the suid/sgid/sticky bits. The section is worded in a dry manner. This could be cleaned up. I know that file system permissions didn't originate on Unix. Multics had file permissions as well. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jharr (talk • contribs) 14:38, 18 October 2006.
[edit] Mac OS X and Unix permissions
I'm pretty sure Mac OS X does use traditional Unix-style premissions. The core of the operating system (Darwin) is Unix-based and exhibits all the characteristics of a typical Unix system. When I repair my disk permissions, they are set to Unix style permissions. Theshibboleth 20:57, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Read-while-write
Read-while-write redirects here, but there is no deeper discussion on this topic. I also hear this phrase in other context than FS permissions, such as EEPROM and flash memory. So what does it mean? --Abdull 16:04, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] non-standard permission flags
I remember vaguely that I've seen some more exotic, non-standard permission flags as output of 'ls'. I beleave it was an e and a... Do or did such permission bits exist or am I deceived? --84.72.190.27 13:49, 12 March 2007 (UTC) (de:Benutzer:RokerHRO)
