What is the difference between chmod in solaris and chmod in Linux?

 
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Old 08-04-2010
What is the difference between chmod in solaris and chmod in Linux?

i think it is the same in both... Iam i right?
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Old 08-12-2010
Essentially they both do the same, however, with different options and CLI switches available - check the man pages for specific information.
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