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Old 12-05-2011
Question Access to a file

Hey friends,

If a file has permissions 000, then who can access the file?
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Old 12-05-2011
root.

Code:
$ echo Hello > X
$ chmod 000 X
$ cat X
cat: cannot open X
$ su (i.e. to root)
Password: 
# cat X
Hello

 
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