[setfacl] permission denied in both /tmp and /dev/shm

thomas.bucaioni

Running lab 32.3. "Using Access Control Lists" in an Ubuntu 20.04 virtualbox, either in directory /dev/shm or in /tmp, brings the error:

-bash: /dev/shm/afile: Permission denied

The steps are:

• with user1:

echo This is a file > /dev/shm/afile
getfacl /dev/shm/afile
setfacl -m u:user2:rw /dev/shm/afile
getfacl /dev/shm/afile

• and then with user2:

echo another line > /dev/shm/afile

But the same procedure goes well under user1 home directory. The second user is added with sudo useradd -k /home/user1/ -m -s /bin/bash user2. The directory /dev/shm is of type tmpfs as shown with df -hT, and the type of /tmp doesn't appear.

Maybe I missed something?

luisviveropena

Hi @thomas.bucaioni ,

That's because the sticky bit on /tmp on Ubuntu 20.04. So, you can try the lab in another directory, let's say /mnt/lab .
Another way to make it work, is to temporarily remove the sticky bit from /tmp , do the lab, and then set the sticky bit again.

Regards,
Luis.

thomas.bucaioni

Hi @luisviveropena,

Now it works just perfect. Thank you for the explanation

Best regards,
Thomas

luisviveropena

Hi @thomas.bucaioni, it's a pleasure!

Regards,
Luis.