[PLUG] File permissions

Mike De La Mater mikedela at ipns.com
Tue Nov 26 08:11:49 UTC 2002


chown is the golden command.

# chown mike.user /this

Would, if I get it right, make the folder owned by "mike" of 
the group "user".

I'm not at a terminal now, but I'm sure you could type "man 
chown" and get the manull for the command.

Mike


11/25/02 11:23:48 PM, Robert Kopp <iconoklastic at yahoo.com> 
wrote:

>I purchased the book "GNU C++ for Linux," which
>contains the code for the programs on a CD. It is to
>be installed in a user account under "src" with a
>subdirectory for each chapter.
>
>I think I must have installed it as root. When I issue
>a command such as the following
>
>$g++ program.cpp -o program
>
>I receive the message "permission denied," although it
>will compile as root user. Can I change the
>permissions on this directory so that the ordinary
>user can compile programs? How would I do it?
>
>
>
>=====
>Robert "Tim" Kopp
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>
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