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brendan.w...@gmail.com  
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 More options Dec 1 2006, 4:28 pm
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From: brendan.w...@gmail.com
Date: 1 Dec 2006 13:28:26 -0800
Local: Fri, Dec 1 2006 4:28 pm
Subject: permission denied when running certain unix commands
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hello.  i need to execute gunzip using a low-level user account, but
everytime i run it, i get a  "permission denied" message.  i also have
access to the root acct so i have the capability to change permissions.
 does anyone know how i can modify the permssions for the low level
user acct?  thanks

 
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 More options Dec 1 2006, 4:54 pm
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From: Bill Marcum <bmar...@iglou.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:54:55 -0500
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Subject: Re: permission denied when running certain unix commands
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On 1 Dec 2006 13:28:26 -0800, brendan.w...@gmail.com
  <brendan.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hello.  i need to execute gunzip using a low-level user account, but
> everytime i run it, i get a  "permission denied" message.  i also have
> access to the root acct so i have the capability to change permissions.
>  does anyone know how i can modify the permssions for the low level
> user acct?  thanks

You probably don't have write permission for the file or directory you
are trying to gunzip.  Copy it to your home directory or 'man chmod'.

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