On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, vishal bansal wrote:
Hi folks;
I am using linux mandrake 6.1. As a user I cannot write to files, but as a
root I can. How do I assign permissions for the users to do so?
As a general rule, users are only allowed to write to files within the
$HOME and subdirectories.
use the chmod ??? [filename], or the chown [username] [filename], or chgrp
commands.
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From: vishal bansal [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] FILE PERMISSIONS!
Date: 10 February 2000 22:43
Hi folks;
I am using linux mandrake 6.1. As a user I cannot write
Hi folks;
I am using linux mandrake 6.1. As a user I cannot write to files, but as a
root I can. How do I assign permissions for the users to do so?
-Vishal.
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On Tue, 01 Feb 2000, Bobby Welch wrote:
issue the command ./usr/sbin/pppd i get the following error: ./pppd:
must be root to run ./pppd, since it
is not setuid-root. Now, i have tried giving the user permission to
execute the pppd command using
chmod 555 .. but I can still not execute the
Bobby Welch wrote:
Hello,
I would like for a user to be able to use the /usr/sbin/pppd command ..
this is so that the user can
connect to the internet via a modem using custum scripts. Now .. when i
am logged in as user and I
issue the command ./usr/sbin/pppd i get the following error:
Hello,
I would like for a user to be able to use the /usr/sbin/pppd command ..
this is so that the user can
connect to the internet via a modem using custum scripts. Now .. when i
am logged in as user and I
issue the command ./usr/sbin/pppd i get the following error: ./pppd:
must be root to
it with the following:
umask 027
This will create files with permissions set to 750 or RWXR-X---.
- Jeff
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Clay
Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 5:22 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] file Permissions
what
Try the umask environment parameter in your .profile.
- Jeff
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Doyle
Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 5:47 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] file Permissions
On Sat, 06 Mar 1999
I figured out why all my files were not working right it wasn't that
they were text files but the permissions are messed up... everytime i
try to install something the permissions for it are always messed up! is
their some setting i can change to stop this... i am not telling it to
save
