by saying '/dir' -- you're implying this directory is hanging off of root?  could your syntax be wrong and you really want './dir'  or possibly '../dir'?  anyhow....

you are also implying that the directory command is being issued for the entire directory.  the permission for the *directory* (not the files) will allow access to what's below 'dir'.  that you can see into the directory as 'mgr' (and mgr is probably the creator) isn't suprising.       - d

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Donna Hofmeister, HP-CSA Sr. System Programmer
dgarverick -at- longs -dot- com
925-210-6631 Longs Drug Stores

>>>MY opinions, not Longs Drug Stores'<<<


----- Original Message ----
From: john pitman <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 10:24:59 PM
Subject: [HP3000-L] posix question....


I have a funny one.



A user is running a program that creates files in a posix dir - /xyz say. A
batch job under a different logon then ftps the files to another system, and
renames the files to another posix dir, say    /abc. This means the /abc
files are listed as created by the batch job user.



Next day, user runs same program again. This checks for existence of files
in   /abc dir, and all the opens fail, with errno = 50. Even if I do  a
chmod 777 on the first file, the open still fails.even though I can see the
file as the session user, and I can cat it to the terminal..

What am I missing here please?



If I run the program as MGR, it all works fine..



Thanks,

john




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