Re: octal permissions

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 20:53 +0200, Dr. Michael Luthardt wrote:
> Alexander Larsson schrieb am 06.09.2007:
> >On Mon, 2007-09-03 at 19:57 +0200, Michael Luthardt wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> maybe this question was asked a dozen of times before, but I can't
> >find
> >> an answer. 
> >> I use nautilus in ubuntu 7.04. What mean the 6 digit
> >octal_permissions
> >> for files and 7 digits for folders? I'm rather familiar with UNIX
> >> permissions, but I can't figure out nautilus' meaning.
> >
> >>From "man chmod":
> >
> >A numeric mode is from one to four octal digits (0-7), derived by
> >adding
> >up the bits with values 4, 2, and 1.  Omitted digits are assumed to
> >be
> >leading zeros, except that if the first digit is omitted, a
> >directory’s
> >set user and group  ID  bits  are  not affected.  The first digit
> >selects the set user ID (4) and set group ID (2) and restricted
> >deletion or sticky (1) attributes.  The second digit selects
> >permissions
> >for the user who owns the file:  read  (4),  write (2), and execute
> >(1);
> >the third selects permissions for other users in the file’s group,
> >with
> >the same values; and the fourth for other users not in the file’s
> >group,
> >with the same values.
> >
> >
> >
> Hi,
> 
> thank you for your answer. But, This isn't my problem.
> What you have cited from the man page I know very well and it's my
> everyday use.
> Instead, if you go to "list view" in Nautilus and set "show octal
> permissions", you get 6 digits for files and 7 digits for
> directories. Say, 600750. 750 OK, but what is the meaning of 600?
> That, the digits _before_ the UNIX permissions, is it what I ask for.
> I would be really glad if I get a hint.

That is weird. I can see that too. Its not supposed to do that, and it
didn't before. Probably something broke horribly. :)