change permitions in user home

[Doug Pollard]

Ashley Benton wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 3:27 PM, Robert Holtzman <holtzm at cox.net 
> <mailto:holtzm at cox.net>> wrote:
>
>     On Mon, 11 Aug 2008, Doug Pollard wrote:
>
>     >> You can do it in the terminal, the command would look like this:
>     >> sudo chmod 755 /path/of/your/file.extension
>     >>
>     >> Assuming 755 is what you want
>     >>
>     >  Does the arbitrary number 755 that you used represent a file
>     number?
>     > How do I find this number.        Thanks Doug
>
>     Tell me, did it ever occur to you to pick up a book on linux and
>     read it?
>     The questions you are asking are *extremely* basic.
>
>
> I don't know if he has a book but if he looked on internet and had no 
> idea what he was looking for I think asking a question that at least 
> put you in the good direction helps. I am sure I posed also very basic 
> question when I begun.
> Why not type man chmod in the terminal, it will explain a lot about 
> the command.
>
> Meg 
>
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Let me tell you two smart folks something I have been struggleing and 
reading for a week. I am asking stupid questions because I am stupid. 
Come with me to the machine shop and I will show you how stupid you 
are!!  If you don't want to help me,  don't answer my posts .
                                              Thanks for nothing!!
                                                                   Doug