Re: file permisions

[John Dean <nospam [at] rygannon.screaming.net>]

File permissions can be changed using the attrib command i.e.
attrib -r -h -s file.exe This remove the Read Only, Hidden, System
attributes. Change the - sign to + and you set those attributes, Remember
all you have under Win9x/DOS is hidden, system. read only, and archive
attributes. Under Win9x you can change attributes by highlighting.selecting
the file and right clicking which displays a pop-up menu. From the menu
select properties and there you are, the attributes are display. You can set
or reset the attributes you want. Win9x/DOS knows nothing about Linux
permissions. The problem is Win9x/DOS not Linux
John Dean

----- Original Message -----
From: Ross <ros.h [at] virgin.net>
To: sheflug <sheflug [at] listbot.com>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: file permisions

> sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
>
> ok?!?
> i've got to ask the next obvious question...... if linux cannot change the
> permisions, can this be changed using win9X/Dos. does this effect
networked
> PC's runing linux dos....is root my only option?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Dean <john [at] rygannon.screaming.net>
> To: sheflug <sheflug [at] listbot.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 7:39 PM
> Subject: Re: file permisions
>
> > sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
> >
> > Hi Ross,
> > Unfortunately, it can. Remember VFAT support is a load on demand module
> and
> > must obey the rules as such. If you were to dissect VFAT you'll find
that
> > the structure (in C/C++ programming sense not the oppanisational sense)
> does
> > not contain the require data members/types to handle Linux type
> > file/directory permissions. NTFS does to a point but not in the same
> manner.
> > One point to consider is that Win 9x is built on top of DOS regardless
of
> > what Microslop says and WinNT NTFS is at its heart just another UNIX
> clone -
> > SCO UNIX was once Microshaft Xenix, on which I cut my teeth
> > John
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: ross <ros.h [at] virgin.net>
> > To: sheflug <sheflug [at] listbot.com>
> > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 6:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: file permisions
> >
> > > sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
> > >
> > > John Dean wrote:
> > > >
> > > > sheflug - http://www.sheflug.co.uk
> > > >
> > > > You can not change the file/directory permissions on VFAT they are
> fixed
> > by
> > > > Windoze/DOS.
> > > > I think there is a HOWTO covering this topic
> > > > John
> > > >
> > >
> > > shurly windows can't distigiush between linux users personal
> > > preferances?
> > >
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