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- From: fnixon@utkvx2.utk.edu (Nixon, John Fred)
- Subject: Re: Making a read only account on 3.11
- Message-ID: <25JAN199307065489@utkvx2.utk.edu>
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- Keywords: read-only, system administration
- Sender: fnixon@utkvx2.utk.edu (Nixson, John Fred)
- Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
- References: <24JAN199314325703@utkvx2.utk.edu> <5238@wet.UUCP>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 12:06:00 GMT
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- >fnixon@utkvx2.utk.edu (Nixon, John Fred) writes:
- >>I would like to make an account that has read only access to files in
- >>all directories. The purpose is to have a "safe" account which can be
- >>used to read any file on the server. We are running 3.11. I have read the
- >>manuals, and as far as I can figure it, I wold have to add [r f]
- >>permissions to each directory to the account. Surely there is a better
- >>way to do this?
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- Geee... is my face red! Thanks to all who answered my question, both via
- mail and on the news. Now that I look at the documentation (after knowing
- the answer), it seems quite clear what to do, and how simple it was. *blush*
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- Thanks again, everyone, I'll try to read a little more closely next time.
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- fnixon@sol.cs.utc.edu
- fnixon@utkvx.utk.edu
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