CHKSTAT
CHKSTAT
NAMESYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
COPYRIGHT
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NAME
chkstat − Tool to check and set file permissions
SYNOPSIS
chkstat [OPTIONS] <permission-files...>
chkstat −−system [OPTIONS] <files...>
DESCRIPTION
The program /usr/bin/chkstat is a tool to check and set file permissions.
chkstat can either operate in system mode or on individually specified permission files. In system mode /etc/permissions/security determines which level to use and whether to actually apply permission changes.
OPTIONS
−−system
Run in system mode. Parses /etc/sysconfig/security to determine which security level to use (PERMISSION_SECURITY) and whether to set or merely warn about permission changes (CHECK_PERMISSIONS). In system mode non-option arguments refer to files. Ie just as if the −−examine option was specified for them.
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−−set |
Actually apply the file permissions. The default is to check and warn only unless in system mode where CHECK_PERMISSIONS specifies the default behavior. | ||
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−−warn |
Opposite of --set, ie warn only but don’t make actual changes |
−−noheader
Omit printing the output header lines.
−−fscaps, −−no−fscaps
Enable or disable use of fscaps. In system mode the setting of PERMISSIONS_FSCAPS determines whether fscaps are on or off when this option is not set.
−−examine file
Check permissions for this file instead of all files listed in the permissions files.
−−files filelist
Check permissions for the files listed in filelist and instead of all files listed in the permissions files.
−−root directory
Check files relative to the specified directory.
EXAMPLES
chkstat --set /etc/permissions /etc/permissions.secure
parses the files /etc/permissions and /etc/permissions and sets the access mode and the user- and group memberships for each file listed.
chkstat --system /bin/ping
Run in system mode and only correct permissions of /bin/ping
SEE ALSO
COPYRIGHT
1996-2003 SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany.
2008-2010 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
AUTHORS
Reinhold Sojer, Ruediger Oertel, Michael Schroeder, Ludwig Nussel
Useful changes and additions by Tobias Burnus
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