Re: apropos permissions

[Jan Carlson <janc iname com>]

Try "apropos chmod".  It says this:
chmod (1)            - change the access permissions of files
chmod, fchmod (2)    - change permissions of a file

That gives you 3 man pages to read, like this

man 1 chmod
man 2 chmod
man 2 fchmod

These are dense reading but tell you just about
everything about chmod and the permissions
it sets - a lot more than just chmod command switches.

For less dense reading, try Unix for Dummies,
or any number of other good Unix intro books.
Please, no put-down intended: many of those do have good
quick and dirty discussions of unix basics.

Jack Coates wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> where should I look for a quick and dirty explanation of permissions?
> I've figured out what commands like chmod 766 foo.bar or chmod u+x
> foo.bar do, sort of, but I don't see how to do something like:
>
> log in as root
> create shared directory structure
> Assign group A read-only rights, group B read-write, and group C
> no-access.
>
> man chmod gives nothing but command-line switches. Midnight Commander's
> interface made things a lot clearer, but I still don't really grasp
> what's going on.
>
> Jack
>
> --
>   PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
> http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists
>          To unsubscribe: mail redhat-list-request redhat com with
>                        "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

--

Jan Carlson
janc iname com      Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Mailed with Netscape 4.5PR2 on Red Hat Linux 5.1