you could use a sticky bit on the directory instead. man chmod and read the second on sticky bit and directories. It might save you effort.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Atley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 4:02 PM Subject: Simple script to set permissions on folders daily - write script and cron it? > > Hello! I want to write a very simple script that once daily (via cron) will > set permissions to 777. This is to override any permissions set on files > uploaded by other people, so everyone who already has access to the group > will have rwx access to the file(s). > > So I'm double-checking if the best route is to create my script, then run it > in cron as necessary. Or is there another way I should be handling it? > > Here's the script: > > #!/bin/sh > #set_permissions: simple routine to set permissions of directories to be > #accessible by everyone who already has specific group access. > # > #written by EMM - 3/28/2005 > cd /home/shared/hr/ > chmod 777 -R * > cd /home/shared/public > chmod 777 -R * > #put an exception here for /scans and /cd however > #???? > cd /home/shared/accounting > chmod 777 -R * > Fi > > Thanks much, > Eve > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
