On Fri, 19 Feb 1999 21:54:04 -0600, Steve Cohen wrote:
>Thanks, it was the permissions, but not because I was using root. I don't
>normally log in as root but it was necessary for tinkering with the
>javawrapper script. The permissions were fouled up for a very wierd reason
>- I had written the code prior to upgrading the system. The upgrade did not
>go smoothly and somehow my user id # got fouled up. The system didn't
>consider me the owner even though "I" was the original owner and wrote all
>the code. However, even so, shouldn't class files as opposed to source
>files normally be readable by anyone? That was not the case here. My class
>files seem to be readable only by owner and group, not everyone.
You may or may not want class files readable by anyone. Some programs
you may only want yourself or your group to be able to run.
The status of class files is based on your UMASK. I normally run 007
for company work and 002 for "fun" stuff.
Michael Sinz -- Director of Research & Development, NextBus Inc.
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --------- http://www.nextbus.com
My place on the web ---> http://www.users.fast.net/~michael_sinz
