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17 Nov 2007, 9:06 AM

dman76

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Question about file permissions attributes

When you change the attributes on a directory to, say 777, so you can edit them, is it necessary to change them back to 644 or whatever it was on? I don't really understand this. What could happen?

18 Nov 2007, 12:07 AM

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Re: Question about file permissions attributes

What 777 does it allows you to make any changes on a file. When you change it back to a 644 it basically locks the file up ie its protected. So it is wise to protect your files.

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18 Nov 2007, 12:50 AM

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Re: Question about file permissions attributes

Right. But it only protects it for someone logged in as an admin, correct? It wouldnt be vulnerable to outside users if its left on 777 would it?