1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, Is it true that if I am not the root I can not select access permissions to a file that I own so that my friend (who also isn't the root) can access that file? And is it true that the only way to accomplish it is to ask the root to "put" my friend into "my" group? Then I could simply set... (1 Reply)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi Folks, My problem is an easy one for the experts here. All my applications run using a user id that creates files with only the following default rights: -rw-r----- I want to modify this user's account such that it creates files that assign read access to the everyone group by default:... (7 Replies)

3. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hello all, I am currently writing an application that besides other thing ,ftps files from remote machines (running linux and solaris). My problem is this: i am connecting to remote machines as a user other than root and i have found that there is a possibility that i will encounter folders with... (3 Replies)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello Guru, I have very unique requirement , need some help. I have one folder created in one the server A. In this folder , the file getting uploaded from some java based page. then i am calling scp through key file, which works fine in another folder of server B. Currently , what i am... (2 Replies)

5. Red Hat

well hi to all The thing is I need to allow particular site to just one or 2 user not to everybody. Can anybody tell me how do i do it. If i put there ip in exception then whole Restriction would be bypassed which i dont want. Your Responses would be highly appreciated THANKS in ADVANCE (0 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I would like to retrieve a list of user ids on an AIX server along with the access rights that each id has? Can someone please help me on how this can be achieved? Gayathri (3 Replies)

7. Homework & Coursework Questions

good evening .. I have a plea, who I can help me with a management application user rights on the files in a Unix / Linux I need for college .. .. and not told us no clue .. thank you (1 Reply)

8. Red Hat

Hi, I have three servers,For 3 servers how i can take output,all the local accounts and details of whether the access is Root or User access. cheers (1 Reply)

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello experts, i am a Unix beginner and to test the rules of file rights (rwx) i created the file /root/testdir/subdir/test.sh and set the rights of testdir,subdir, test.sh (using chmod) to various configurations in order to get an idea in which case you need which rights. Test commands... (5 Replies)