Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 05:59:11 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: Dru <genisis@istar.ca> Cc: Chip <chip@wiegand.org>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: files with an asterisk are not editable - why? Message-ID: <20010122055911.G1639@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101212007360.12625-100000@genisis>; from genisis@istar.ca on Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 08:12:46PM -0500 References: <3A6B863C.380F6552@wiegand.org> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101212007360.12625-100000@genisis>
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On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 08:12:46PM -0500, Dru wrote: > > > On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Chip wrote: > > > I ran ls -lF and got the class assignment files listed > > with the asterisk, owned by myself (not root). > > I then ran ls -lf and got a similar listing but the files > > in question do not have the asterisk. > > I ran ll and got a listing that was the same as running > > ls -lF except the files in question did not have the > > asterisks. > > In the man page, ls(1), an asterisk means that the file > > is executable. How does a .html file, or a .gif file, > > get the executable attribute? Could it be because I first > > created some of these as root on a floppy, then copied them > > to my user directory? Since I was not able to work on them > > as a user, I chmod 777 the files so I could work on them. *Sigh* .. don;t chmod 777 everything.. it really is a bad thing to do and yes this is the reason your html files etc have the -x- bit set... The permissions system in Unix has a reason. The execute permission bit on files not meant to be executed can be very dangerous, especially as root. Consider executing a document that had a warning about "rm -rf *" in it, and gave as an example the line "rm -rf *" on a line all on it's own.... :( Cliff > > That may be where the executable flag comes from? I was > > not able to work on the floppy as a user, only as root. > > I've had this problem before when copying files back and forth to > floppies; I find it strange that they weren't owned by root. > > However, if I use mtools or mfm, I don't have these problems as I can > transfer files back and forth between my home directory and a floppy > without having to become root to mount the floppy first. You can find a > tutorial on using these tools at: > > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/12/13/FreeBSD_Basics.html > > Cheers, > > Dru > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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