Re: [cobalt-users] My dog ate my Unix admin book

[Ed Booher Jr <ebooher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you are asking for the chmod octet numbering system, it works
out like this

Field of 4, max of 7 in each field (7777)
Right now lets focus that down to a field of 3 (777)
Read (r) is 4
Write (w) is 2
Execute (x) is 1
The last three fields are owner, group, world

The designation you are asking for (rwx--x--x) would be 711.
7 (owner)  1 (group)  1 (world)

The first field (when using the four octet sequence) selects the
set user ID (4) and set group ID (2) and save text image (1)
attributes.  (Note, when you do a chmod with only three octets
[777] it ignores field one.)  I don't know why you would need
this field, but Cobalt does have some things that have it used
(which is why you see odd letters (not r,w,or x usually an s or a
t) on some files like [rwS--s--t]  (Note:  I don't think that is
a actual mode setting for a file, just an illustration and I only
mention it because it pops up all over a RaQ when at command
line.  I have always just dealt with three octet modes)

Ed Booher
Network Engineer
One Call Internet
http://www.onecall.net/

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John Cordeiro wrote:
> 
> Can someone help I need to know the right # designation for (rwx--x--x) Like
> the subject says, I got a new puppy and that shit ate my Unix admin book
> lastnight, that little #$%#^@$@#^%@#&!#!@^%#$@!@^%#$@^..... :-)
> 
> Thanks Guys
> John Cordeiro
> 
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