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Comment:

I'm a novice so forgive the stupid question. Is it possible to execute a file without having read access?

Name: Tom
Date: June 7, 2002 at 05:55:46 Pacific

Reply:

Yes, as long as you have execute permission.

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Name: Danny Larouche
Date: June 7, 2002 at 09:45:25 Pacific

Reply:

The answer is NO, cannot execute a script if it can't be read!

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Name: Tom
Date: June 7, 2002 at 13:41:23 Pacific

Reply:

You must have read permission to: sh scriptname but not: ./scriptname

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since u r the file owner, u can change read it. If any problem just change the file permission.

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