howto change a device's permission permanently

[Alan McKinnon]

On Thursday 08 June 2006 23:01, Derek Broughton wrote:
> Which would seem to be the intended purpose.  Why does giving world
> access always seem to be the first thing people think of when a
> device has group access and group ownership?

It's the 'Instant Coffee Syndrome' - folk just want to add water and 
have it work.

chmod 777 /path/to/file
is easier than finding out what is actually going on

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Alan McKinnon
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