On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 20:53 +0200, Dr. Michael Luthardt wrote: > Alexander Larsson schrieb am 06.09.2007: > >On Mon, 2007-09-03 at 19:57 +0200, Michael Luthardt wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> maybe this question was asked a dozen of times before, but I can't > >find > >> an answer. > >> I use nautilus in ubuntu 7.04. What mean the 6 digit > >octal_permissions > >> for files and 7 digits for folders? I'm rather familiar with UNIX > >> permissions, but I can't figure out nautilus' meaning. > > > >>From "man chmod": > > > >A numeric mode is from one to four octal digits (0-7), derived by > >adding > >up the bits with values 4, 2, and 1. Omitted digits are assumed to > >be > >leading zeros, except that if the first digit is omitted, a > >directory’s > >set user and group ID bits are not affected. The first digit > >selects the set user ID (4) and set group ID (2) and restricted > >deletion or sticky (1) attributes. The second digit selects > >permissions > >for the user who owns the file: read (4), write (2), and execute > >(1); > >the third selects permissions for other users in the file’s group, > >with > >the same values; and the fourth for other users not in the file’s > >group, > >with the same values. > > > > > > > Hi, > > thank you for your answer. But, This isn't my problem. > What you have cited from the man page I know very well and it's my > everyday use. > Instead, if you go to "list view" in Nautilus and set "show octal > permissions", you get 6 digits for files and 7 digits for > directories. Say, 600750. 750 OK, but what is the meaning of 600? > That, the digits _before_ the UNIX permissions, is it what I ask for. > I would be really glad if I get a hint.
That is weird. I can see that too. Its not supposed to do that, and it didn't before. Probably something broke horribly. :) -- nautilus-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list
