chkstat(8)
NAME
chkstat - Tool to check and set file permissions
SYNOPSIS
chkstat [--set|-set] permission-file ...
DESCRIPTION
The perl script /usr/bin/chkstat is a tool to check and
set file permissions.
- Multiple permissions files can be given on the command
line. If the permission files contain multiple entries
for a single file, the last entry found will be used. - General Options
- -set This option enables setting the file permissions,
the default is to check and warn only.
- --set Same as -set
EXAMPLE
- The command
- chkstat -set /etc/permissions
- will parse the file /etc/permissions and set the access
mode and the user- and group memberships each file listed.
The format for the input file is - FILEPATH OWNER.GROUP MODE
- and wildcards are not supported for the filepath. Lines
starting with '#' and empty lines are treated as comments.
COPYRIGHT
1996-2003 SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany.
AUTHOR
Reinhold Sojer (http:/www.suse.de/feedback)
- Useful changes and additions by Tobias Burnus <bur
nus@gmx.de>