What do you mean? Is the file owner attempting the changes? A user cannot chmod root's files :-) ----- Forwarded message from Richard Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > To: Erik Jakobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Richard Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Chmod. > > In the following example: > -rw-rw-r-- 1 rks rks 28422 Jun 15 18:05 smog > > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 rks rks 28422 Jun 15 18:05 smog > --- > | > these 3 places indicate what the OWNER can do; in this case, read and write > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 rks rks 28422 Jun 15 18:05 smog > --- > | > these 3 indicate what group owners can do; in this case read and write > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 rks rks 28422 Jun 15 18:05 smog > --- > | > and these indicate what ordinary users can do; in this case read only. > > > Just remember two things: > > 4=read, 2=write and 1=execute and > > three numbers (664, for example) represent owner, group and user permissions; > digit 1 for owner permissions, 2 for group, and 3 for ordinary user permissions. > > You can see that 664 would indicate > > (421421421) > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 rks rks 28422 Jun 15 18:05 smog > ||| > 6 for owner (read+write,) > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 rks rks 28422 Jun 15 18:05 smog > ||| > 6 for group (read+write,) > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 rks rks 28422 Jun 15 18:05 smog > ||| > and 4 for ordinary users (read.) > > > Now, say I don't want users to be able to read this file. I do: > > $ chmod 660 > > which as you know, means read/write permission for owner and group; no permission > for ordinary users. > > This results in: > > -rw-rw---- 1 rks rks 28422 Jun 15 18:05 smog > > So you can see that now, only rks and members of group rks can read and write this >file. > > (You could have also used > > $ chmod u-r > > to change the permissions.)(o = owner, g = group, u = user; r = read, w = write, x = >execute) > > > * Erik Jakobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000704 07:28]: > > Hi folks. > > > > How can I get the different figures for chmod ??. > > > > Or maybe better how do I calculate the figures ??. > > > > Regards Erik. > > > > -- > > ************************************** > > * * > > * Best regards - de bedste hilsener. * > > * * > > * Erik Jakobsen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > > * * > > ************************************** > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in > > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > ---cut here--- > > -- > Richard Spencer "Why Not" is a slogan > S�o Paulo, Brazil for an interesting life. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mason Cooley ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Running Linux 2.2.5, RedHat 6.0 & the K Desktop Environment (windows break) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
