[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >1) Is there a reason that lchmod() doesn't already exist that is
> >deeper than "no one has had time"?
>
> Perhaps because you can't chmod symlinks? There no reason why it
> can't exist.
POSIX allows symlinks to avoid file meta data (i.e. inodes).
Solaris implements inodes for symlinks but ignores owner and permissions.
BTW: HP-UX also ignores the symlnk permissions but allows you to create
symlinks with permissions different from 777 in case you set umask before
creating the symlink.
Jörg
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