Linux

Hi Gurus ,

I hope you are doing great .
Other than owner of the file , OTHERS and GROUP should be restricted from read or write a file created by the owner.
OTHERS and GROUP should be only allowed to execute the file.


Thanks in advance.

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Code:

man chmod

Hi Malcom,
thx for the advice.
I am aware of chmod command but as you know for a user to execute a file he has to have a read permission , which in my case should not be allowed .
Pls advice.

A user needs only execute permission to execute a file and does not need read permission, unless it is a script.

Yes it is a script which contains authenticating details .

I have not tested this, but what you could do I suppose, is create a functional user that can not logon but that has the right to read and execute the script while other users can not. You can then use sudo and a sudoers definition so that a certain group of users or if you like eveyone can execute the script as that functional user without a password.

Thanks for your interest.

Actual scenario :

we have sqlconnect string stored in a file. The same file will be used by multiple user to connect to a Database by execting the file. Our motive is to make sure that other than owner no one should be allowed to view or write the file content.

I have tried the same but i am unsucesseful as one cant execute a file unless and until he has a read permission on the file.