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| Newer page: | version 14 | Last edited on Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:45:38 am | by BenStaz | Revert |
| Older page: | version 13 | Last edited on Thursday, April 19, 2007 9:41:37 am | by BenStaz | Revert |
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* rwx
You can do anything you want with the files in this directory, as long as it's permitted by the permissions on the files themselves.
+If you have execute permissions to a directory, file permissions for that directory become relevant. Otherwise file permissions just don't matter; you can't access the files anyway.
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+!chmod
Permissions are altered on the [Shell] using [chmod(1)]. (''Missing here is an explanation of the 4=r, 2=w, 1=x mapping. Feel free to AddToMe.'')
Generally, the fewer permissions you grant, the better. Most importantly, there's almost never a good reason to grant write permission to "other people".
