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Old 05-24-2014
MV file with other permission

Hello All

I have a file with rw-rw-r permission

I need to mv the file into different directory (dir has rwx-rwx-rwx permission)
with an others permission

The application which is moving the file falls in other group

I am getting the error
mv cannot renamed permission denied

Please let me know how to resolve the issue

Will chgrp command help to change the permission on the file?

Thanks for the support
# 2  
Old 05-24-2014
with those permissions of source file and target directory, the file should be copied but not moved to the destination
# 3  
Old 05-24-2014
The question as written seems inconsistent and confusing. Show us the output from the commands:
Code:
uname -a
ls -ld file_to_be_moved directory_containing_file_to_be_moved destination_directory
id

# 4  
Old 05-24-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pratik4891
Will chgrp command help to change the permission on the file?
chgrp will change the group ownership of the file, not the permissions

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pratik4891
Hello All

I have a file with rw-rw-r permission

I need to mv the file into different directory (dir has rwx-rwx-rwx permission)
with an others permission
A file with rw-rw-r allows the owner, and the group owner to read, write (and delete), but only read to any one else.

Code:
chmod o+w filename

That would change the permissions for all others to allow to write (and delete) which is the equivalent of mv

Another option is to give access to the file via the group of the application. Changing the group ownership of the file

Code:
chgrp <application_group> <filename>

# 5  
Old 05-24-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aia
chgrp will change the group ownership of the file, not the permissions



A file with rw-rw-r allows the owner, and the group owner to read, write (and delete), but only read to any one else.

Code:
chmod o+w filename

That would change the permissions for all others to allow to write (and delete) which is the equivalent of mv

Another option is to give access to the file via the group of the application. Changing the group ownership of the file

Code:
chgrp <application_group> <filename>

Not really.

Moving a file within a single filesystem doesn't require any permissions at all on the file being moved. You just need search permissions on the pathname prefix for the source and destination directories, and search and write permission on the final component of the source and destination directories. If you're moving across file system boundaries you also need read and write access to the file being moved. (If you don't have write permission and you don't specify the -f option or you do specify the -i option to mv, mv will ask you to confirm that you really want to move a file if you don't have write permission, but if you respond affirmatively you will be allowed to move the file even if it has mode 0 and you don't own it as long as you have the permissions needed to create the new link in the destination directory and to delete the old link from the source directory.)
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# 6  
Old 05-24-2014
@Don
I stand corrected.

Then, it could be that others do not have permission to read for the directory where the file lives.
Or it could be that the OP is using an OS with Selinux and it is preventing the mv

Last edited by Aia; 05-24-2014 at 07:10 AM..
# 7  
Old 05-26-2014
@Don

Please find the command result


Code:
drwxrwsrwx    2 zthm02m  azthetlw    dir_to_be_copied 
drwxr-xr-x    2 zthm02m  azthetlw    source_dir
-rw-rw-r--    1 ztheud0  wzthetl     filename

kindly suggest

Thanks
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