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Old 03-03-2011
Do UNIX Permission apply to sub directories?
Hi Guys,

Can you tell me if unix permissions apply to sub dirs?

Dir is /home/ops/batch/files/all

/home is rwxrwxrwx
ops is rwxrwxrwx
batch is rwxr-wr-w
files is rwxrwxrwx
all is rwxrwxrwx

Having problems writing to all (does the userid nee to be the batch owner i.d or root level?)

Cheers
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Old 03-03-2011
You've got some seriously screwed up directory permissions if /home/ is world-writable. Has someone been hitting things with the sledgehammer 777?

What exactly does it say when you try to create files?

Who are you logged in as, and who do these dirs belong to? the permissions are only half the story.
 
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