Re: X permission at the directory?

[Alex 'CAVE' Cernat <cave () cernat ro>]

The eXecute permission on a directory assures you can access files /
directories in and below that directory.

Assuming you can access /path/to/dir, an --x right to dir means:
1) You can read, execute, or write in a file included in dir directory
(assuming you have proper rights to that file); but you have to know the
exact name of the file / path (see 3)
2) You cannot create files or directories in dir (you need write
privileges for that)
3) You cannot list the directory (need read privileges for that
operation)

Alex


On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:13:03 +0000
"Monty Ree" <chulmin2 () hotmail com> wrote:

> Hello, all.
>
> I have some questions about permission.
>
> I think that W(write) permission means that I can delete,
> creation..etc.. So, I think that users who in the test group can write
> some files in the test directory. 
> Because, I have write permission.
>
> drwx-w----     root     test     test/
>
> But I can't, with only plus X(execute) permission like below can do
> that.
>
> drwx-wx---     root     test     test/
>
> What's the meaning of the X(execute) at the directory?
> Surely, I know the role at the file.
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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