mike,
you are right that i should not be giving write to the
whole of /home directory. instead to only select
directories and subdirectories.
hey, but how do i create sub directories and files
under a directory which does not
have write permissions.
problem is that i cannot create a sub directory inside
the /home directory.
i guess, because it does not have write permissions...
right ?
did i miss something here............
--- Mike Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> chmod will change a directory as IT IS considered a
> file as well...
>
> I would chmod a+w home, but that only changes the
> permissions on the
> directory name itself.
>
> If you want to do the WHOLE directory including sub
> dir's and files, you add
> the -R option as such..
>
> chmod -R a+w home
>
> But on a side not, not sure you want to give
> writable to the whole /home
> directory. I would just do the certain /home/user
> directories for the ones
> that need it instead.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tally Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "redhat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 7:03 AM
> Subject: changing permissions for DIrectory
>
>
> > the man for chmod clearly says it is for changing
> > permissions to files.
> > WHAT ABOUT DIRECTORY ??
> > i have been trying to change for /home directory
> and
> > it just does not work. the /home directory
> presently
> > has permissions read and execute for all. i want
> to
> > give it write as well.
> > chmod is just not working. what wrong am i doing
> ??
>
>
>
>
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