Re: Question regardin deleting a file in /tmp directory

Words by Mário Gamito [Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 03:23:37PM +0000]:
> Hi,
> 
> I have this PHP script (simplificated here), called delete_tmp.php
> that basically calls external commands:
> 
> <?php
> 
> $session_file = '/tmp/sess_89765'
> 
> system(''rm -f' . ' ' . $session_file);
> 
> ?>
> 
> delete_tmp.php file is owned by gamito.users
> 
> /tmp/sess_89765 file has permissions -rw------ and is owned by gamito.users
> 
> My /tmp permissions are rwxrwxrwt and is owned by root.root
> 
> I know that the the sticky bit only allows files to be deleted by
> their owners, the owner of the directory or by root.
> 
> Never the less, i can switch to /tmp directory and delete sess_89765
> file as user gamito.
> 
> If I run:
> $ php delete_tmp.php
> 
> as root, it deletes sess_89765 file.
> 
> But if I do the same has user gamito, it doesn't delete the file !!!
> 
> Ideas ?
> 

Yes, remove the -f.

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