Phoenix.pm: UNIX permissions

Beaves at aol.com Beaves at aol.com
Fri Nov 12 13:15:40 CST 1999


I am having a bit of trouble with UNIX file permissions.  Is a script 
considered an 'other' user?

Would anyone care to enter into a short discussion about the hows and whys of 
the best way to run directory and file permissions?  What should directories 
and files used by a particular script be set to and why?

Does a directory's permissions affect each and every sub directory? or just 
the files immediately below it?

One specific question...  I gave a directory write permissions, but the 
script was not allowed to create a new file to that directory until I gave it 
execute permissions.  Why is that?


Thanks for your help...

Tim






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