Phoenix.pm: UNIX permissions

[Glen G. Walker]

We usually set owner and group as "nobody" and just set permissions as 666
for data files, 777 for scripts. Seems to work for us...

On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 Beaves at aol.com wrote:

> 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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