Re: [rox-users] changing permissions

[Terry B. <te...@la...>]

Kacper Wysocki <ka...@on...> wrote:

> On 05/23/04 17:14:49, Terry Blunt wrote:
> > Has anyone written an App for changing file permissions in a more
> > descriptive way than ROX does. Personally I would like to see an
> > independent check box for each bit, and the ability to enter the
> > root password so you can alter all files. Maybe something like:
> > 
> >          user      group     others
> > read      x         x          x write     x         o          o
> > execute   x         x          x enter     x         x          0
> > 
> > owner    fredbloggs
> 
> Right-click a file/dir -> File/Dir menu -> Properties, AFAICS it's
> what you're looking for. No functionality for typing in the root
> password nor changing the owner, though, but I would say that's a
> feature completely uncalled for - very few people have root on the box
> they are working on. Run rox as root instead if you need to change
> files you don't own.

Ah, this wasn't available with my version of ROX - just upgraded. Thanks


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Terry Blunt

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