Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This only works if the file if world-readable.
True. But it does exactly model the semantics of the question. Doing it your way (removing perms for other, and putting everyone except the person you don't want to have access into that group) requires ongoing maintenance. If you add a user, they will not have access by default. Both ways have merits, but you need to precisely define the behavior you want before choosing. -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors! Veni, Vidi, VCR -- I came, I saw, I taped.