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   From: eli_yardena@hotmail.com   
      
   hi there   
   i am learning unix on my own   
   i need some elaboration on the concept   
   of file and directory permissions.   
   i dont understand the concept of "others" (the third option regarding   
   permissions)   
   who is others? how do they access the file system?   
   if they can effectively access the FS then are they not assigned a group to   
   belong to? a username and password? in that case what is the reason for   
   haveing a third alternative as "others"? how can anyone belong to "others"   
   and gain any type of permission to a file/directory?   
      
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