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Operating Systems Solaris Unable to delete directory even with 777 perm Post 302595786 by admin_xor on Sunday 5th of February 2012 06:06:35 AM
Old 02-05-2012
Directory permissions are easier to understand if you image directory as a text file. Deleting/modifying any content in the directory is equivalent to deleting a line or word from a text file. You need to have write permission for that. Listing a directory content is similar to reading a text file and needs read permission. cd-into a directory is somewhat similar as executing a script file. For that, you need execute permission.
 

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create directory(1m)													      create directory(1m)

NAME
create directory - Creates a directory SYNOPSIS
cdscp create directory directory-name [clearinghouse clearinghouse-name] ARGUMENTS
The full name of the directory The name of the clearinghouse in which you create the directory. DESCRIPTION
The create directory command creates a directory with the name that you specify. If you do not specify a clearinghouse, CDS creates the master replica of the directory in the same clearinghouse as the new directory's parent directory. Privilege Required You must have the following permissions in order to create a directory: read and insert permission to the parent directory; write permis- sion to the clearinghouse in which the master replica of the new directory is to be stored. In addition, the server principal must have read and insert permission to the parent directory. NOTES
To ensure that all replicas are consistent, perform an immediate skulk of the parent directory after issuing this command. This command is replaced at Revision 1.1 by the dcecp command and may not be provided in future releases of DCE. EXAMPLE
The following command creates a directory named /.:/sales. cdscp> create directory /.:/sales RELATED INFORMATION
Commands: delete directory(1m), list directory(1m), set directory(1m), set directory to skulk(1m), show directory(1m) create directory(1m)
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