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Hello Gerhard, Gerhard Fiedler <lists at connectionbrazil.com> writes: > I'd expect a more specific setting to override a more general setting, so > giving write access to a specific file should IMO override the missing > write access on the directory. > > What would be the rationale for the write access on the file being > overridden by the missing write access on the directory? In that case, what > would be the purpose of being able to grant write access to a file? If I remember correctly, the normal way it is interpreted on *nix is, that directory write gives the right to create/modify the directory entries, e.g. adding new files. The access of existing files is determined by the files permission. There is no specific-to-general relation as you assumed. For example if a user has no directory read access, he is not able to list the contents of the directory. But if he knows the name of a file in this directory with read access right for him, he can access this file. I hope this makes the concept clear. And I hope I understand it right... ;-) Comments appreciated! Best regards, O. Koltermann