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# 1  
Old 09-09-2008
File Permissions
Hi All,

Could any one help me on
is there any file where all file permissions are being stored?
Please help me.
# 2  
Old 09-09-2008
No, they are stored in the directory along with the file name, date, etc.

On some platforms you can actually read the directory as a file and parse out these things, but it's stored in binary form so you need something which can cope with that (C or Perl?)
# 3  
Old 09-09-2008
There will not be any files in Unix to hold the file permissions. But the stat comand can be used which will internally do a system call to retrieve the file information. It will provide info including the inode num, pwermissions, times etc..
# 4  
Old 09-09-2008
Permissions are stored in the inode of a file. A directory entry is a name and an inode number. Nothing else is stored in the directory.
# 5  
Old 09-09-2008
What are you wanting to do exactly ?
# 6  
Old 09-11-2008
I think he is trying to change all of directory and file permissions at once..
# 7  
Old 09-11-2008
If you are trying to change the directory and file permissions at once, you can use chmod -R (recursive) switch on the concerned directory. There are many other options possible, depending on what you are intending to do. We can help you if we have a clear picture.
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