drw-r--rw- Not able to read

rs_reddy · November 13, 2003, 3:40pm

Hi, I have a directory wth drw-r--rw- mode And i tried all options to change the mode of this directory Im the owner of this directory But still im not able to open the directory by using cd command. Pls help me..

Thanks advance

Reddy

jsilva · November 13, 2003, 3:49pm

Hi,

Do chmod +x directory.

rs_reddy · November 13, 2003, 4:18pm

Thanks Silva

kduffin · November 16, 2003, 5:05pm

It's important to note why changing the execute bit was the solution. UNIX treats everything as a file. There are special use files, and a directory is one of those. In order to view the contents of a directory, it has to "execute" the file; thus the execute bit must be set to view the contents.

Cheers,
Keith