File Permissions 1

[Mag0007]

How can I make sure a certain directory (/var/important, /usr/bin, etc..etc..) are only writable by root?

I need to know the "find" syntax for it, I have been using google, but no luck.

 

[Chacalinc]

ls -ld to the directory, permisions must be:

[tt]drwx------ root root some_date /var/important[/tt]

Cheers.

 

[PHV]

A starting point (in ksh):
[ -z "$(find /path/to/dir -prune -user 0 -a ! \( -perm -020 -o -perm -002 \))" ] && echo "WARNING"

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[hfaix]

chmod 755 on the directories you want only writeable by root. Users will most likely need access to /usr/bin so keep this as a 5 not a 0.

Please explain what you want the find syntax for?