Are 2 users able to access the same file

ForumKid · 09-19-2002, 10:54 AM

I have a user called test and his directory is /home/test.
I have another user called Backup.
User Backup owns a file called EXPORT.LOG in /home/test.

I want both test and Backup to be able to read this file and I cannot do it.
RIght now it only allows Backup to read and change the file.

Any ideas?

Thanks

aizkorri · 09-19-2002, 11:09 AM

you can run chmod as Backup and do something like:
chmod 666 /home/test/yourfile

Half_Elf · 09-19-2002, 11:31 AM

of course you can!

Search about "right" or "permission"

you should find what you want.

MasterC · 09-19-2002, 11:14 PM

How's about accessing the same file at the same time, and trying to save it? What would happen in that situation, or would the changes be merged???

Cool

ChaosX2 · 09-20-2002, 12:13 AM

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Originally posted by MasterC
How's about accessing the same file at the same time, and trying to save it? What would happen in that situation, or would the changes be merged???

Cool

It is impossible to save the file at exactly the same time. Since the file must reside on one harddrive it can only write to the file once at one time. So who ever is first looses, the last person to save will have the changes saved.

sandy · 09-20-2002, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ForumKid
I have a user called test and his directory is /home/test.
I have another user called Backup.
User Backup owns a file called EXPORT.LOG in /home/test.
I want both test and Backup to be able to read this file and I cannot do it.
RIght now it only allows Backup to read and change the file.

Put backup and test in the same group which is different from your group.( Or create a new group with backup and test as members) then change the mode of the file to 660 by the user backup.