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Old 12-22-2009
CHMOD....read only permission
After creating a user account...how do i verify if theres only read access on the account.

If not read access would i enter chmod a-xw "username"?
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Old 12-22-2009
Hi, on Unix you can set read only access on a directory or a file not on a user account.
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Old 12-22-2009
chmod works only on files and directories ..
 
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