Robert C Wittig wrote: > CM> Kind of. In reality, root is just another user. Root just happens to > CM> have a lot of permissions for things. I'd bet there's some setting > CM> somewhere that gives root universal read access, but I would have no > CM> idea where it is. > > As long as root has the ability to chmod all files, root can read > anything at all, by changing the file in question's permissions.
At least on my Gentoo box, you need write permissions to chmod a file, even if you're root. I was not able to change the permissions of a file created by another user with 700 permissions. Chad Martin ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
