Do you need to give permission in 777 folder?
Even though I am the owner of the directory ‘brownies’ and all users have permission to read and enter it, I can’t access it if its parent directory has no execute permission. It’s better to use groups to manage permissions than give to give directories 777 permission. Are you sure you need to do that?
What causes a ” permission denied ” error on a binary file?
Permission denied on the binary file. So apparently, what makes the file unreadable is some pattern of data inside the file. Using this method resolves the issue, but I still would like to know how a pattern of binary data inside a file creates a “Permission denied” error on the outside.
Why is chmod not allowed in parent directory?
This happens because there is a directory higher in the tree where you do not have execute permission. If a parent directory has no execute permission for some user, then that user cannot stat any subdirectories regardless of the permissions on those subdirectories.
What does ” chmod 777 ” mean in CentOS?
The command “chmod 777” is redundant, just to emphasize the situation. Before running that command, permissions were all in the form “-rw-r–r–“, which still means that I should not be getting a permission denied error.
Can you access a directory if there is no execute permission?
Even though I am the owner of the directory ‘brownies’ and all users have permission to read and enter it, I can’t access it if its parent directory has no execute permission. It’s better to use groups to manage permissions than give to give directories 777 permission.
How to manage permissions after chmod 777?
It’s better to use groups to manage permissions than give to give directories 777 permission. acl are not exactly unix/linux standard. I know RH keeps trying to push them but they confuse more then they help. I would strip the ACL data and just use chmod/chown/chgrp.
Why do I not have permission to access a folder?
Edit: The folder i want to access by the new user is a second hard disk that has been mounted in /etc/fstab using the following command: This happens because there is a directory higher in the tree where you do not have execute permission.