Re: File Permissions ?

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On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 15:25 -0500, Chasecreek Systemhouse wrote:
> Given file permission setting of 0004 (- --- --- r--)
> Why isn't the file world readable?
> 
> The directory this file resides in is 0755.
> Also, all the parent directories leading to the file are all 0755.
> 
Mode 004 is interpreted as "readable by everyone except owner or
group" (they are explicitly denied).

To make it truly _world_ readable it needs to be mode 444.


> Thx/Bill
> --
> WC -Sx- Jones | http://ccsh.us/ | Open Source Consulting
> 


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