Re: chmod refuses....

[David T-G]

MMC --

...and then root said...
% 
% IN mandrake 9.0:
% address@hidden alternatives]# ll *77
% lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Jan 21 15:48 f77 -> 
/usr/bin/g77-3.2*
% lrwxr-xr-x    1 root     root           16 Dec 20 09:27 g77 -> 
/usr/bin/g77-3.2*
% address@hidden alternatives]# chmod g-w *77
% address@hidden alternatives]# ll *77
% lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           16 Jan 21 15:48 f77 -> 
/usr/bin/g77-3.2*
% lrwxr-xr-x    1 root     root           16 Dec 20 09:27 g77 -> 
/usr/bin/g77-3.2*

This is expected.  chmod doesn't work on links; you must chmod the target
of the link.  In other words, you cannot make a link that some can use
and another link that some can't if they both point to the same file.


...
% best to reply to address@hidden

Then why didn't you send it from that account?


%       Thanks, MMC


HTH & HAND

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