XPost: comp.unix.internals, comp.unix.questions, comp.unix.shell   
   From: eli_yardena@hotmail.com   
      
   thank you all for your explanations.   
      
   "Alan Connor"  wrote in message   
   news:qvgWd.1399$oO4.740@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...   
   > On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 09:58:52 +0200, Eli Aran   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> 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?   
   >   
   > Anyone who doesn't belong to the group that has access to the   
   > file/dir or isn't the owner.   
   >   
   >   
   >> how do they access the file   
   >> system?   
   >   
   > With a keyboard.   
   >   
   >> if they can effectively access the FS then are they   
   >> not assigned a group to belong to?   
   >   
   > But not necessarily the group that has access to a particular   
   > file/dir.   
   >   
   >>a username and password?   
   >   
   > Yes. (Hopefully :-)   
   >   
   >> 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?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >   
   > They can if "others" are given permission by the owners of the   
   > file/dir.   
   >   
   > chmod o+rwx filename   
   >   
   > ...would give them (anyone who is logged in) complete access.   
   >   
   > AC   
   >   
      
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