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FilePermission cannot Handle Symbolic Links? I was trying to change file permiss
Friday, September 05, 2003 (00:00:00)

Posted by jalex

Question: FilePermission cannot Handle Symbolic Links? I was trying to change file permissions on a link but it did not changed! I am the owner of a link...

Answer: Although you can fully own a softlink, the permissions that apply for any action are the ones of the target. OS prohibits a user from changing the permissions of the files being linked to.
Otherwise it could be easy to break a security: just link to any file and change permission Smile

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