- Fix up FAQ entry on chmod(1)'s behavior regarding symlinks
PR: docs/143926 Submitted by: Franklin Pierce <14th.president@gmail.com>
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<answer>
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<para>Symlinks do not have permissions, and by default,
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&man.chmod.1; will not follow symlinks to change the
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permissions on the target file. So if you have a file,
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&man.chmod.1; will follow symlinks to change the
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permissions on the source file, if possible. So if you have a file,
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<filename>foo</filename>, and a symlink to that file,
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<filename>bar</filename>, then this command will always
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succeed.</para>
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<para>However, the permissions on <filename>foo</filename>
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will not have changed.</para>
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<para>You have to use either <option>-H</option> or
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<para>When changing modes of the file hiearchies rooted in the
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files instead of the files themselves,
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you have to use either <option>-H</option> or
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<option>-L</option> together with the <option>-R</option>
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option to make this work. See the &man.chmod.1; and
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&man.symlink.7; manual pages for more info.</para>
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