Re: file permission question

From: Nico Kadel-Garcia (nkadel_at_verizon.net)
Date: 09/10/03 

Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 03:03:21 GMT

Don Jvax wrote:

> I have a question relating to an emergency...
> On unixes, is there any way to access a file created by another user with
> permission 600?

Yes. Become root, and then you can read it. Or break in as the other
user by becoming root first, then becoming the other user.

Why do you ask?

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