Re: [cobalt-users] unix / linux permissions & rights

["Zeffie" <cobaltlist@xxxxxxxx>]

> Another question... I have untar some files and sub-directorys in a
> directory on a site. I have to use the admin login and to to a "su" to
> uncompress.
> Now, all the files are under the admin rights....
>
> - How to give the "owner" rights to my client for every sub-dirs and the
> files ? (let say that his login is "John")

chown john filename

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learn more with
man chown
info chown
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> - And how can i delete a directory and sub-dirs, when some files are
> present, and don't want to delete each files manually ?  (like a "deltree"
> under DOS)

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VERY POWERFUL (destructive)
rm -rf dirname
BE VERY CAREFUL
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Learn more with
man rm
info rm

Zeffie
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