Privileges Question

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How can I provide equal file privileges to users in the same group? An
example would be user1:devel can change the read/write attributes of
user2:devel files. I believe that this should be easy but I have not been
able to get it working.

Thanks,

Kevin

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“Kevin Hykin” <kevin.hykin@bepco.com> wrote in
news:a7ctp2$n5a$1@inn.qnx.com:

How can I provide equal file privileges to users in the same group? An
example would be user1:devel can change the read/write attributes of
user2:devel files. I believe that this should be easy but I have not
been able to get it working.

Add them to the same group, and then give the common group permissions to
the files.

Take a look under passwd in the help docs, as well as any docs (internet)
on UNIX file permissions

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Cheers,
Adam

QNX Software Systems Ltd.
[ amallory@qnx.com ]

With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available.
On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge.
–Peter J. Schoenster <pschon@baste.magibox.net>

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Thanks for the response Adam.

I do not think I stated my question well. My desire is to have users from
the same group the ability to chmod the attributes of a file even if the
user changing the file attributes is not the owner. Maybe this is just not
available in the system but I was thinking that there must be the ability to
provide it.

An example would be:
start:
-r–r–r-- 1 user1 devel 100 Mar 05 2001 test

I would like to be user2 and use the command:
chmod 664 test

result:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 user1 devel 100 Mar 05 2001 test

Currently my setup is:
passwd
user1:x:101:200:user1:/user1dir:/bin/sh
user2:x:102:200:user2:/user2dir:/bin/sh

group:
devel:x:200:user1,user2

I realize that a file has a rwx block for specifying privileges for the
group but I would like to be able to change those privileges even if I do
not own the file.

Thanks,

Kevin


“Adam Mallory” <amallory@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:Xns91D95E3177BFamalloryqnxcom@209.226.137.4…

“Kevin Hykin” <> kevin.hykin@bepco.com> > wrote in
news:a7ctp2$n5a$> 1@inn.qnx.com> :

How can I provide equal file privileges to users in the same group? An
example would be user1:devel can change the read/write attributes of
user2:devel files. I believe that this should be easy but I have not
been able to get it working.

Add them to the same group, and then give the common group permissions to
the files.

Take a look under passwd in the help docs, as well as any docs (internet)
on UNIX file permissions

\

Cheers,
Adam

QNX Software Systems Ltd.
[ > amallory@qnx.com > ]

With a PC, I always felt limited by the software available.
On Unix, I am limited only by my knowledge.
–Peter J. Schoenster <> pschon@baste.magibox.net