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Old 07-08-2011
Problem with script generating files in directory recursively
I have a script which generates recursively some files in folders for a given root folder.
I have checks for permissions and it works for all folders except one(i have 777 permission on it). When i try calling the script in problematic folder(problematic folder being root folder), script works as expected.

It seems that it can not write in this folder when it is not root. For all other cases it works just fine.

Does anyone know what could be the problem here?
The problematic folder is postmig folder(oracle migration update)

Thanks in advance,
Bruno
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Old 07-08-2011
If it is trying to overwrite an existing file owned by someone else it will fail. That is among the most likely causes for your problem.

Once a file exists in a 777 directory, actions are dictated by the permissions and ownership of the file.
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Old 07-08-2011
Hi bb2,

may be the problem is with user_id.
if your user_id not in the user group of the dir group then also you are not able to generate the files.

At that time you have to add the user to the group.

regards
rajesh
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