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Re: how to add exec permission to other users



On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 06:58:52AM -0500, Long Wind wrote:
> I have a program
> It can be run by root only
> I want to add exec permission to other users
> so they can run it too
> how to use chmod?

You should be able to use chmod a+x <filename>. But please be aware of
the security implications of doing this before taking this step (is
the application meant to be run only as root?).

Kumar
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