1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Is it possible to dynamically allocate a new user group to an existing session on Solaris 5.8 I'd like to be able to allow certain users to access a set of scripts for the life of session (preferably there own session not a specific login created for the purpose) by dynamically giving the session... (0 Replies)

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi As the title descibes I wish to create an excel spreadsheet which lists all directories in full allong with the users, groups and rights. I have not used Perl scripts before so I'm a little lost on this on. Cheers (0 Replies)

3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

How do I add a user to a group? And how do I determine the list of groups to add a user? Solaris 10 newbie (1 Reply)

4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi I have a user zak and 4 groups:- oracle stats data archive I want user zak to be part of the oracle and stats group but not be able to view,list anything in data and archive. Also anyone in the data and archive group should not be able to view,list anything in oracle and stats....... (3 Replies)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi folks, thanks for reading this. I have been asked to manage our company's SCO OpenServer 5 system since the old administrator left. I have a very basic knowledge of Unix, but only the basic commands - ls, ps, chmod, etc. This server holds thousands of programs (converted Basic programs,... (4 Replies)

6. AIX

1 - what is the maximum no: of groups a user can be a part of ? 2 - what is maximum no: of users a group can contain ? (6 Replies)

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi I need to permit one group to have r-x permissions on all files in a directory and another group to have just read access, im confused how to do this as if i set the 'Other' permission class as read access then all users will have access to them. So basically i have a directory which the... (2 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi, I have an ascii file with recurring lines (the file is 36mb so lots of lines) which look like this: -2.5 -66.324-68.138 935.2 1.953 -0.664 272.617 73.684 -2.428 269.998 0.000 Every 14 lines there is a blank line. I would like to, for each non-blank line,... (2 Replies)

9. AIX

Is there a command to nest a group in another group in AIX. (2 Replies)