To me this looks like the result of /proc having rather weird permissions. What does
show? Because if it is flagged "0" (oct) for "others" you can't even see directory entries in there except for the ones you are directly permitted to (by their own permissions).
I just checked with a system running kernel "3.0.101-97-default" (according to uname, some old SLES, i believe) and the output was
So users are able to see the directory entries in there, even if they are not permitted to access them.
I wasn't sure if I should post it here of in the Shell Script category, but I figured it was definitely a newbie question.
I'm trying to write a script that will check for the existence of a specific file (or for any files within the directory) and then take specific actions. I've removed all... (2 Replies)
Hey all,
I have total new with shell scripting so I don't know if what I need to do even possible, here it is...for a duration of time (say...1 hour) I need to check for the existence of a particular file, if it exists then I will invoke a java program or I will continue to check until a)... (2 Replies)
Hello,
I have this process app.fcgi and a directory containing images. I'd like to ensure that only app.cgi can access those images and more generally that folder.Thanks! (1 Reply)
Hi
I want to check a particular file is available or not. But i know only the pattern of that file sat AB1234*.txt.I need the latest file name and it ll be used in the script. How can i do this using ls -ltr command.
Thanks,
LathishSundar V (2 Replies)
Hi,
I want to make a bash script which is running like :
1.sh http://www. google.com
and check if the url does exist printing a message.
I want to save the source code of this page in a file.
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Hi
I'm using the below command in shell script to check for file exists in the path
if
.....
fi
path and test are variables
path and the file exists but the commands inside if condition is executed (! operator used)
Is the above way of checking for file existence is correct?
... (4 Replies)
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In a directory ,files are dynamically generated.I need a script to do the following
if files are not received for more than 2 hours or if the received file is empty
then do something
How can I put that in a script.Thank you
eg. in cd /dir_name the... (13 Replies)
I'm on AIX. I have triggered an infinite loop process (to keep looking for input file availability for further process). At present only I can kill the process.
In case my colleague wants to kill the process for any reason, how do I provide permission to others to kill the process?
Currently... (3 Replies)