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Operating Systems HP-UX Lost Read permission on my folder Post 302639079 by grvs on Friday 11th of May 2012 07:37:47 AM
Old 05-11-2012
Lost Read permission on my folder
Hi
I am a normal user on a HP-UX system which is meant for a large group.

There are few directories which I think i am owner of. (Name of these directories is same as my username, and I usually have all the permissions in these directories).

I was trying to give read and execute permission to everyone to one of my directory but strangly I lost read permission myself.

This is the sequence of commands and the message the shell gave me back.

Code:
command:cd /adhoc/decisionlf_out1/pzx2v9
command:cd ..
command: chmod -r 755 pzx2v9 
shell output:chmod: can't access 755
 
command: chmod -R 755 pzx2v9 
shell output:chmod: can't traverse pzx2v9/
 
command: chmod -R 755 pzx2v9/
shell output:chmod: can't traverse pzx2v9/
 
command: cd pzx2v9
command: ls
shell output: . unreadable
 
command: cd ..
command: ls -lrt

(attached is the printscreen output)

Then I tried follwing

Code:
command: chmod -R 777 pzx2v9/
shell output: chmod: can't traverse pzx2v9/

So the question is - how I lost my read permission and how can i get it back.
Thanks in Advance
Grvs
Lost Read permission on my folder-no-read-permissionjpg
Last edited by methyl; 05-11-2012 at 08:44 AM.. Reason: please use code tags
 

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NAME

     createhomedir -- create and populate home directories on the local computer.

SYNOPSIS

     createhomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username]

DESCRIPTION

     createhomedir provides several options for creating and populating home directories.

OPTIONS

     -s       creates home directories for server home paths only (default).

     -c       creates home directories for local home paths only.

     -b       creates home directories for both server and local home paths.

     -a       creates home directories for users defined in all directory domains of the server's search path.

     -l       creates home directories for users defined in the local directory domain.

     -L       causes the created home directory to be localized.

     -n directoryDomainName
	      creates home directories for users defined in a specific directory domain in the server's search path.

     -u username
	      creates a home directory for a specific user defined in the domain(s) identified in the -a, -l, or -n parameter. If you omit the -a,
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     -i       reads username list from standard input and creates specified home directories. Each username should be on its own line.

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FILES

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CAVEATS

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