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Old 02-17-2005
Granting User Access
I have two users, user1 and defaultuser. Whenever i logon to my unix session from a remote machine i log into defaultuser. Inside this "defaultuser" i have some setup files that i need to run from the other user that i have created myself i.e. "user1". The problem is even granting the ownership of those setup files to user1 doesnt help me in accessing those files. How do I do this? i.e. how can i run the files inside defaultuser directory structure from user1?

Thanx in advance
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Old 02-17-2005
Take a look at the permissions on the home directory of defaultuser - you may need to open it so user1 can access it. Be aware that if you open it, you may be opening it to allow other users to do the same thing. Check out the man page for chmod and chgrp.
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Old 02-17-2005
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The problem is even granting the ownership of those setup files to user1 doesnt help me in accessing those files.

what error are you getting ?
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Old 02-18-2005
To be able to get to those files, you must be having rx attributes enabled to you for all the parent directories.
 
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