tags + notabug forcemerge 11709 11696 stop I've already answered this request. When you mv a file you're operating on the directory, not the file itself.
cheers, Pádraig. On 06/14/2012 08:40 AM, Vai Dy wrote: > Hi, > > It seems to bug in the following scenario. > > > - created directory > - Inside directory created a file with no access to users ,groups and > owners. > - I logged into Linux machine as a user. > - from root if try to modify the file ext, it allows me to do even > though no access is given to anyone. i used mv command here. It modified > successfully. > - When i try to view the file from root with the help of cat , it says > permission denied. > > E.g; > mkdir dir1 > dir1: touch file1 > dir1: chmod oug= file1(No access is given) > dir1: ls -l > ----------- 1 xx yy 0 2012 -06-14 8.23 file1 > cd dir1 > dir1: mv file1 file.ksh > > Please clarify the above . > > Thanks! > Vaidyanathan.S >
