Problems with acl

[avm]

I have given acl rights for a particular user
for the /etc/passwd file using the following command
#chacl 'username.group=6' /etc/passwd
but the next day it was showing 444 ie read only .what is the reason for that?
Please give the solution so that i can make that file rw to a particular user

THANKS in advance!!

[Patrick Wallek]

The way I would tackle this is to download and install sudo and setup the user you want to have access to the passwd file to have sudo access to vipw.

Here is a link to sudo:
http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/Sysadmin/sudo-1.6.2b1/

[melvyn burnard]

If your / file system is jfs, then acl's re NOT supported on JFS file systems.
Only on HFS, or on file systemns on JFS 3.3, and even then with restrictions.

Patrick's suggestion is a good one

[avm]

I am able to assign rights through acl because it is hfs only not vxfs ,but on the next day of m/c boot the mod goes to its default that is my problem

[Wodisch_1]

hello avm,

have checked the time-stamp of the permissions
change (ls -lc /etc/passwd)? If it is "during"
boot phase, I guess it could be the "swagent"
which is sometimes taking a rather long time
startup, due to such checks.
HTH,
Wodisch

[Wodisch_1 · Accepted solution]

hello avm,

have checked the time-stamp of the permissions
change (ls -lc /etc/passwd)? If it is "during"
boot phase, I guess it could be the "swagent"
which is sometimes taking a rather long time
startup, due to such checks.

You may "correct" it by modifying the perms
inf the "IPD", ie. below "/var/adm/products/"
This is NOT supported! be careful!

HTH,
Wodisch