What permissions to set

[Tison]

What permissions do I have to set in order that a user can "cat" a file in a directory but not write or execute it ?
Look at the following file ;
-rw-rw-rw- batch staff logfile
The directory perms are ;
drwxr--r-- batch bin logdir
I would think that a user of fred (in group staff) could read this file but he cannot ?

Any ideas ?
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[ElgisRamon]

[tt]cat[/tt] command can't find the file to start reading it if you don't put [tt]x[/tt] permission in the parent directory.

I hope it works... [sig][/sig]

 

[canes]

The 'r' permission in the directory lets you 'ls' it. But the 'x' in the directory lets you 'cd' into it. In order to cat files, you have to have permission to &quot;be in&quot; that directory. [sig]<p>Doug Tyre<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href=

http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/1,1770,3005-1,00.html>NGJ

Information Systems Institute (at UM)</a><br> [/sig]