topic Re: File permissions in Operating System - HP-UX

File permissions

Matthew Pegge_1 — Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:14:31 GMT

I'm trying to change the permissions on a file to -rwsrwsr-x using chmod 6665 however it keeps changing it to -rwSrwSr-x. I've also tried the u+s g+s way of doing it and get the same thing???

Re: File permissions

Patrick Wallek — Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:16:33 GMT

The first thing you need to do is get the file back to rwxrwxr-x so do a 'chmod 775 filename'. Now do a 'chmod u+s,g+s filename' and you should get what you want.

Re: File permissions

Stefan Farrelly — Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:17:57 GMT

You need to do a chmod 7775 for it do display back as -rwsrwsr-x

chmod 6665 will always display with a big S, only if x is set also will it display a small s. see man chmod.

Re: File permissions

Jean-Louis Phelix — Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:33:07 GMT

Hi,

chmod 6775 works for me ...

775 --> rwxrwxr-x
6 will change x for user and group to s

Regards.

Re: File permissions

Matthew Pegge_1 — Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:34:34 GMT

OK brilliant... thanks to you all!