RE: X permission at the directory?

["Andrew Shore" <andrew.shore () holistecs com>]

When the X right is applied to a directory it means you can traverse the director not that you can execute it.

Certain bit change meaning when other bits are set, this is because there are only 16 bit to play with within the file 
permissions settings.

HTH 

Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: Monty Ree [mailto:chulmin2 () hotmail com] 
Sent: 11 April 2005 10:13
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: X permission at the directory?

Hello, all.

I have some questions about permission.

I think that W(write) permission means that I can delete, creation..etc..
So, I think that users who in the test group can write some files in the 
test directory. 
Because, I have write permission.

drwx-w----     root     test     test/

But I can't, with only plus X(execute) permission like below can do that.

drwx-wx---     root     test     test/

What's the meaning of the X(execute) at the directory?
Surely, I know the role at the file.


Thanks in advance.

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