File permissions

[Karl F. Larsen]

Dick Dowdell wrote, On 02/19/2010 07:10 PM:
> Hi,
>
> I'm not really a newbie, but I apparently understand less about Linux file
> permissions than I thought.
>
> I have a file with the following permissions  -rwxrw-r-x user1:groupa
>
> When logged in as a user in "groupa", why can't I edit that file?
>
> Thanks,
> Dick Dowdell
> 508-498-7919/508-528-4018
>
>
	I think what you are showing says that root can rwx which is 
read write execute, and YOU can rw, and everyone can read but 
the last execute seems wrong.

	I suggest you use chown and redo the ownership of that file. 
See man chown for what to do and use sudo for root.


73 Karl


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