From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from md-mtary-cmts1b-156.chvlva.adelphia.net ([68.170.76.156] helo=apollo.lan) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ASFcb-0005gq-00 for ; Fri, 05 Dec 2003 08:03:49 -0500 Received: from apollo.lan (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by apollo.lan (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hB5D2jlC001355 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 08:02:45 -0500 Received: (from showell@localhost) by apollo.lan (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hB5D2juO001352 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 08:02:45 -0500 From: showell@lrxms.net Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 08:02:45 -0500 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Message-ID: <20031205130245.GA1324@lrxms.net> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: permissions question X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 13:03:49 -0000 Folks, I created a group, I made the directory and set it to be owned by root and the group, I also made all the files owned by root and the group, I then added myself to the group using the usermod program, but yet I can't write to the directory. What could I be doing wrong here? I read over the man page for usermod and assumed based on what I read that I was on the correct path. Any suggestions appreciated. Scott