On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 01:25:35PM -0300, Patricio Rojo wrote:
> - If you try 'ls', then its contents are shown
Yes, because you have read permission.
> - If you try 'cd' to it, you get permission denied.
Yes, because you do not have search ("x") permission.
> - If you try 'ls -l', you get many interrogation signs (?????) instead
> of the properties of the file.
Yes, because you do not have search ("x") permission, so "ls" can not
get the requested information, but it still has to display _something_.
> - If the user is changed to someone other than you, but the group
> remains the same, then you get full access.
Yes, because group permission bits are used only if you are _not_ the
owner of the file.
> Anyways, getting many '????' is very awkward.
No, specifying "rw-" rights for a directory what is awkward. You get
what you've asked for.
Gabor
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