sorry if this message in reply to the query regarding' chmod' is toomuch for some.... the command 'chmod' allows to specify the permission one (owner) can impose on self,group,and public {u(ser),g(group,o(thers)} for the following action 4 read only 2 write only 1 execute only but no changes and no reading allowd 1+2 3 write and execute but not read 1+4 5 read and execute but can not changed 2+4 6 read write but not for execution 1+3+4 7 all three r w and e ( unique 1-7 from 1 2 4) now the position of this number sets for different people command is as follows chmod nnn file ( where nnn 000 to 777 each n from 0 to 7 like 100 007 777 444 any thing like this) i think ' man chmod ' will tell all this with regards [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.