File Mode Access

[Kurtkarl]

Hi,

Would anyone know what does T on the file mode access field stands for? I have lots of them on my /var/tmp directory and could'nt delete it. It fills up my /var filesystem. They kept on re-genrating with same file size.

Thanks in advance
Joey

-rw------T 1 root root 2097152 Sep 22 09:02 donald.410
-rw------T 1 root root 2097152 Sep 22 09:02 robin.411
-rw------T 1 root root 2097152 Sep 22 09:02 robin.412

[John Palmer · Accepted solution]

Something has done a 'chmod 1600' on the file. This is the 'sticky bit on execution'.

chmod -t will remove it.

see man ll and man chmod.

[Kurtkarl]

John

Thanks it works..I guess I have to do more readings about files with sticky bits.

rgds
joey