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Old 07-04-2008
file permission problem
Hello

I have situation where with my user id (group x) I am able to view a file. However if su to another user (different group) I am not able to view. I get permission denied. The file has complete wide open permissions -rwxrwxrwx and I can also cd from root to the directory in which the file resides. I have checked to make sure "other" group has search permission along the directory structure.

What can the problem be ?

Thanks
# 2  
Old 07-05-2008
start by chowing us the permissions set on the directory where that file resides...
Does that user you su to belong to the same group as the group of that directory?
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Old 07-05-2008
can you read the file at least as root?Smilie
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Old 07-05-2008
The permissions on the directory where the file resides are
drwxrwxr-x
The user that I su to does not belong to the same group as the group of that directory.

Not sure about the root, but I imagine as root I can read the file.

Thanks.
 
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