Re: Unix Privileges on deleting
Re: Unix Privileges on deleting
- Subject: Re: Unix Privileges on deleting
- From: Sherm Pendley <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 01:42:10 -0400
On Thursday, June 27, 2002, at 01:57 PM, Lorenzo Puleo wrote:
The file "byJohn" is inside a folder "A" which has "ReadAndWrite"
privileges
for owner, group and everyone. Is this the reason why I was able to
delete
that file?
Yes.
I am just a little bit confused about privileges.
You're not as confused as you think. :-)
The permissions on a file determine a user's ability to modify the
file's contents. The same applies to a directory, but the contents of a
directory is simply a list of filenames. So, what the ability to modify
a directory amounts to is the ability to modify that list.
sherm--
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. There might be a law
against it by that time.
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