https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/chmod-for-link-file/m-p/3912039#M284697 I want to change the below link file with the following file permission <BR /><BR />lrwxrwxrwt I want change to lrwxrwxr--t <BR />lrwxrwxrwx I want change to lrwxrwxr--<BR /><BR />Please guide me how to change the above file. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:33:26 GMT Macho_2 2006-12-12T22:33:26Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/chmod-for-link-file/m-p/3912039#M284697 I want to change the below link file with the following file permission <BR /><BR />lrwxrwxrwt I want change to lrwxrwxr--t <BR />lrwxrwxrwx I want change to lrwxrwxr--<BR /><BR />Please guide me how to change the above file. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:33:26 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/chmod-for-link-file/m-p/3912039#M284697 Macho_2 2006-12-12T22:33:26Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/chmod-for-link-file/m-p/3912040#M284698 The mode of a symbolic link doesn't matter at all; only the mode of file pointed to actually matters but if this really bugs you then follow this link. It takes advantage of the undocumented lchmod() system call.<BR /><BR /><A href="http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=910500&amp;admit=-682735245+1165981117379+28353475" target="_blank">http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=910500&amp;admit=-682735245+1165981117379+28353475</A> Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:41:15 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/chmod-for-link-file/m-p/3912040#M284698 A. Clay Stephenson 2006-12-12T22:41:15Z