Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 21:38:25 -0500 (CDT) From: mcbrune <mcbrune@home.com> To: cyu0635@home.com Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: chmod Message-ID: <200109240238.f8O2cPu03999@home.com> In-Reply-To: <3BAE9A01.CC7F8176@home.com>
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It sets the SUID bit on the file. This will allow the executable to be run as the owner of the file. You can read the man page on chmod for more info. Corey > Hi all > > What is the meaning of the figure '4'? > > > chmod 4755 /usr/sbin/sendmail > > Many tks > > > > 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 messagehome | help
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