Protecting Your Files - chmod

• Consider the following examples:

  -rw-r--r-- 1 ths 129 Nov 20 1985 memos
  
  drwxr-xr-x 2 ths 512 Oct 23 1985 pri.dir
  -rw------- 1 ths 129 Jul 2 10:05 mbox

• Give write permission to group and others.

  host% chmod go+w memos
  

• Remove read/search from group.

  host% chmod g-rx pri.dir
  

• Read permission for all.

  host% chmod a=r mbox
  

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