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Permission Question
Name: May Date: January 5, 2003 at 07:17:33 Pacific OS: Sun Solaris CPU/Ram: p4/1G
Comment:
Hi, I have this question and answer below..pls can anyone tell me why ANSWER C is correct.
Q A file permission listed..rw_rw_r__ FILE. Which will not change its permission?
A chmod u-w FILE B chmod u-x FILE C chmod g-w FILE D chmod g-x FILE
Name: David Perry Date: January 5, 2003 at 07:39:35 Pacific
Reply:
Answer C is incorrect. Either answer B or D is correct.
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Response Number 2
Name: d3 Date: January 5, 2003 at 23:05:02 Pacific
Reply:
.rw_rw_r__ A chmod u-w FILE
This give the user (owner) write premission which they already have.
B chmod u-x FILE
gives the user execute premissions.
C chmod g-w FILE
gives the group write premissions
D chmod g-x FILE
gives the group execute premissions
read; "man chmod"
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Response Number 3
Name: David Perry Date: January 6, 2003 at 02:56:02 Pacific
Reply:
I think you are confusing the '+' and '-' signs.
chmod g-x removes execute privs for the group.
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Response Number 4
Name: jonob Date: January 6, 2003 at 05:24:01 Pacific
Reply:
call me old fashioned, i think numbers chmodding is far easier to work with each of the groups is assigned a number where r=4 w=2 x=1 add up the permissions required for each group rwx=7 r_x=5 rw_=6 example myfile rwxr___wx this would require a chmod 743 myfile.
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