Re: Unix permissions wacky?
Re: Unix permissions wacky?
- Subject: Re: Unix permissions wacky?
- From: Gregory Seidman <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 21:04:53 -0400
- Mail-followup-to: email@hidden
On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 05:56:50PM -0700, Steve Gehrman wrote:
} I have a file that has permission to read for "other", but I can't
} copy the file, I get a permission error.
}
} I must be confused
}
} Permissions: -rw----rw- (606)
} Owner: 0 - root
} Group: 501 - steve
}
} The file is owned by root, but clearly set for others to read.
}
} The Finder, cp, and other file copying tools give me an error saying
} I don't have permission to read.
}
} Why is this?
You will note that the group, steve, has no permissions on the file. This
overrides "other" permissions. I assume that you are a member of that
group. What those permissions are saying is that the file is read/write for
anyone who *isn't* in group steve.
} -steve
--Greg
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