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Old 04-13-2009, 08:24 AM   #1
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I have permission of directory as drwxrws---+ ...what does "s" and "+" mean ??
 
Old 04-13-2009, 09:24 AM   #2
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I have permission of directory as drwxrws---+ ...what does "s" and "+" mean ??
+ denotes ACL files

Last edited by vikas027; 04-13-2009 at 09:26 AM. Reason: Read wrongly
 
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The s denotes that any files that are created in that folder will be created with the same group as the folder.
 
  


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