Regarding Unix Folder Permissions

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HI,

I wanted to now a command which can check whether a specific user has permissions on a specific folder in unix.

Thanks in advance

Posted 30-Apr-10 18:10pm

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-01T01:13:00

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Use opendir() and readdir() to get the directory information, then check ownership and permissions. If permissions are restricted check if the user is the owner or a member of the group that has access.

See here[^] for the Linux man pages, containing further information.

Posted 1-May-10 1:13am

Richard MacCutchan

Updated 1-May-10 1:18am

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