Subj : Re: Lose execute privileges on owner files?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : mutant
Date : Thu Sep 30 2004 10:52 am

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 10:05:02 -0700, RJGraham wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I've been developing a C++ app under linux for a few months and for the 
> last week have started seeing a problem where my executables and shell 
> scripts are losing owner execute permission.
> 
> For example, I have a bash shell script that I chmod to 777.
> 
> I can execute it, it works fine.
> Then after a while, I find I can't run this same script because it now 
> does not have owner execute privileges (ie. seems that it has chmod'd to 
> 677). If I chmod it to 777 it works fine again.
> 
> Unfortunately, I can't narrow down a sequence of events that cause this 
> to happen. I'm not touching these files other than to chmod them back to 
> 777 as required when they get 'flipped'.
> 
> FWIW, I'm running RH 9 distro with bash shell.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> -Randy

Do not su to root. 

Use a terminal window: logon on as root and then chmod.

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