Hi SoloCDM
I though 'w' gave acces to writing files. Why would 'x' access be
required to write a file via tftp?
david
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, SoloCDM wrote:
> > On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, David Brett wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Mike
> > >
> > > Here is the access rights of the directory:
> > > -rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Nov 1 09:45 test.txt
> > >
> > >
> > > This is what the logs show when I attempt to write to the directory via
> > > tftp:
> > >
> > > Nov 1 09:49:29 mxw-monitor tftpd[24848]: tftpd: trying to get file:
> > > test.txt
> > > Nov 1 09:49:29 mxw-monitor tftpd[24848]: tftpd: serving file from
> > > /tftpboot
>
> All directories, files, mounted directories, etc. are files in a Linux
> environment/OS, to eliminate unnecessary tediousness. The bits decide
> what the Linux OS will do with the files. To have a files perform an
> executions -- they need the "x" bit set.
>
> In other words, you can read and write to a directory name, but it
> won't allow visibility, writing, or reading under its name until you
> set the "x" bit.
>
> *********************************************************************
> Signed,
> SoloCDM
>
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