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Re: Linux Question

• Posted by Evan Marshall <evan at net-link.net> Feb 10, 2002
• 478 views

Oops.  That's what I meant in my previous post, too.
-rwxr--r--
chmod 744, right?

2/10/2002 6:49:07 PM, Irv Mullins <irvm at ellijay.com> wrote:

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>On Sunday 10 February 2002 04:49 pm, Bernie Ryan wrote:
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>> Sorry to interrupt the debate.
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>> Can anyone explain to me.
>> If I write a program using a Linux I/O so library that
>> requires the user to have Super User permissions to
>> run the program. Then if I statically link library and the program
>> will the program still require these same permissions.
>> If this is true then how can anyone write software that can be
>> used by all users on a linux system.
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>Turning off execute privileges on the .so for everyone doesn't affect 
>the operation at all.
>If the shared library is readable by others, it'll work.
>If no one but the owner can read it, then only it won't.
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>Regards,
>Irv
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