did chmod 666 on a directory but it doesn't work

r3dhatter · 06-09-2005, 04:50 PM

can I undo chmod 666 /directory if i did this? It is only causing problems it seems..

I want to be able to access the directory with every user though, that is why I tried that

Thanks

Moloko · 06-09-2005, 04:57 PM

Directories need an executable flag, you can still use 666 on the files it contains.

r3dhatter · 06-09-2005, 05:05 PM

thanks, do you happen to know the flag for "fully writeable" for directories? I did man chmod and couldn't find the flags

btw is "reformatting chmod please wait" harmful? Does it really format (delete anything)? I accidentally got that and was not sure if it was bad or not.

I also tried chmod 777 which let me read the dir but not write

Thanks

Mara · 06-09-2005, 05:15 PM

Fully writable directory is 777. The flags are described in this part of the man page:

Code:

       A  numeric  mode  is  from  one  to four octal digits (0-7), derived by
       adding up the bits with values 4, 2, and 1.   Any  omitted  digits  are
       assumed  to  be leading zeros.  The first digit selects the set user ID
       (4) and set group ID (2) and sticky (1) attributes.  The  second  digit
       selects  permissions  for  the  user who owns the file: read (4), write
       (2), and execute (1); the third selects permissions for other users  in
       the  file's group, with the same values; and the fourth for other users
       not in the file's group, with the same values.

I guess you get the message about reformatting when you run man chmod, right? It means it's processing the page to fit your screen. Not harmful at all.

r3dhatter · 06-09-2005, 05:23 PM

Oh yea, you were right. I just thought it would make all the folders inside of the cmoded 777 folder also writeable but guess not. But I just did those indivudually.

Thanks for the help guys!

r3dhatter · 06-10-2005, 10:44 AM

chmod -r 777 /directory will do everything in that directory, right?

Thanks

kimx · 06-10-2005, 11:06 AM

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Originally posted by r3dhatter
chmod -r 777 /directory will do everything in that directory, right?

Thanks

yes, and in all directories below