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j773303
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‎06-26-2006 06:34 PM

‎06-26-2006 06:34 PM

link file permission

How to make a symbolic link file as the lr--r--r-T permission ?

for ex:
lr-xr--r-T 1 root sys 17 Oct 29 2003 telnetd -> /usr/lbin/telnetd
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Peter Nikitka
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‎06-26-2006 07:01 PM

‎06-26-2006 07:01 PM

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Re: link file permission

Hi,

the mode of a symbolic link has no meaning, so you can leave it as it is.

If you inst, look for Steve's advise in this thread about the (undocumented) system call 'lchmod':

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=926834

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Miguel Hernández
Frequent Advisor

‎06-26-2006 08:12 PM

‎06-26-2006 08:12 PM

Re: link file permission

Change your mask and recreate the link.

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Arunvijai_4
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‎06-26-2006 08:33 PM

‎06-26-2006 08:33 PM

Re: link file permission

Hi,

If you need more information, check my question
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=956122

-Arun
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