do you understand bit manipulation in C ? It won't make sense unless you understand that. Basically the chmod "foo" code is taking the existing file's status bits, zero-ing out the execute bit while setting the set-gid bit. Normally, if you tell a file that it is set-gid, you see something like this:
However, if the execute bit is not set, then setgid doesn't make sense. To the best of my knowledge, this behavior is undefined. The "l" might be reflecting this undefined status.
Ok, listen.........I was using FTP Works to remove and add some files to a domain server. I messed with chmod button and made it so that no-one could access or their browsers could execute files and 2 or three certain directories. If anyone knows how to use this command and will give me a heads up... (2 Replies)
Here is the deal, I am good with html and java and am creating a website for my brother. On this site he has chosen to use a ikonboard.com discussion board. I have done everything I can to pull it off, but no can do. Here is the problem:
The site is being created using the angelfire... (12 Replies)
Hi,
can anybody help me?
i have probable a simple problem about permissions.
i have a server and on this server there comes some files from a another server via ftp with a separte user.
i would like to modify the files with a awk script but i donīt have the permissions to modify the... (3 Replies)
Hey everyone, I was wondering if there was a quicker way to chmod a lot of files than doing what im currently doing.
At the moment, im doing chmod 777 *filename* - but I have a lot of files, sub-directories, sub-files etc etc. And at the moment I see I have to chmod every single file... (3 Replies)
I've always been fascinated by permissions and I have a question. Since the shell isn't a "virtual environment" (like say a web forum, where permissions can be enforced with absolute confidence), what's actually keeping an unauthorized user from viewing a CHMODed file? The read/write routines? Why... (1 Reply)
Hi,
I am newbie in unix.
I have folder/file own by groupA, how to make that folder/file can write/read for groupB and read only for groupC, and others groups cannot read/write.
Can you help me?
Thank you. (4 Replies)
Hi I tried to use chmod in unix to change my file's permission.
chmod 701 hello.cgi
And it did change my desired file's permission. Yet, the name of the file is changed to hello.cgi* . And therefore I cannot compile it after that. So, I just wondering why there is an extra '*' in the file's... (2 Replies)
I have a folder called "test" and this folder contains lots of other folders as sub folders, i intend to search for all file ending with .bin and then change the files to executable please how do i do this
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