>> I note that all my directories are executable. Perhaps there is a >> reason for that. But there is a PDF that is executable. Why? > > 'Cause you cannot cd to that directory unless it's both writable and > executable. I always forget the exact relationship, but either w or x lets > you cd into the directory, the other allows you to list the files in > there.
For a directory, only the 'x' bit is really unintuitive; the meanings of the other usual permission bits are: o 'r' - List contents - read the contents of the directory file o 'w' - Create or delete files or links within the directory; that is, write to the directory file o 'x' - Access the directory, including changing into it and opening files with it in their path And then there are POSIX or NFS4 ACLs... Wil _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
