1. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi! Is there any shell parameter that I can use in my script to check the file-permissions I have in the currect directory!? The history behind is: My script tries to create some log files in the folder and I want to see whether I have enough permissions to do that. And exit in case I dont... (4 Replies)

2. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

Hi, Though the /etc/profile and .profile have the same umask setting 022, still the directories are created by default with different permissions, how is this possible?? So where should i change what is i want directories to be created with different permissions and files with different... (1 Reply)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Is there any way that I can use the ls command to view the permissions that a group has on a file. I know ls -l file1 will list all the permissions for file1. Would I have to use the following command: ls -l file1 Then grep or sed the output to retrieve what permissions the group has. (5 Replies)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hello, what does the l file permission stands for and in which UNIX systems can it be used? (1 Reply)

5. HP-UX

Hi, I am a Unix Admin. I have to give the permissions to a user for creating new file in a directory in HP-Ux 11.11 system since he cannot able to create a new file in the directory. Thanks in advance. Mike (3 Replies)

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi all, My UNIX box is HP UX - 11.11. I have got a basic doubt. What are the global permissions for a file and directory? I set the mask as 111 in my .profile. When I create a new file, it gets created withe -rw-rw-rw- permissions. A directory is created with drw-rw-rw- permissions. So, i... (7 Replies)

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hello. I have written a bash script that I am sharing with an OS X community I am a member of. The purpose of the script is to execute a series of commands for members without them having to get involved with Terminal, as it can be daunting for those with no experience of it at all. I have renamed... (4 Replies)

8. AIX

AIX 5.3 environment. On the local system, I am sharing a jfs2 filesystem as an exported filesystem. I have many other AIX 5.3 server mounting to this file system and can create, move, copy, ... data to and from this share. Recently, we've run into a problem. When on another system (okay, all... (5 Replies)

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I am creating a ksh script to search for a string of text inside files within a directory tree. Some of these file are going to be read/execute only. I know to use chmod to change the permissions of the file, but I want to preserve the original permissions after writing to the file. How can I... (3 Replies)

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I have used expdp for datapump. The .dmp file is created by the "oracle" user. my requirement is to make a zipped file of this .dmp file. What i am trying to do is change the permissions of this .dmp file from 0640 to 0644 and then do a gzip and zip it. Is there any way i can change... (3 Replies)