Re: [orca-list] Confidential diary/journaling with Orca and Ubuntu 18.04

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com>]

If you can braille the matrix please do so, that will make it concrete
for you.  That or use a spreadsheet and put the matrix together on the
spreadsheet.

On Sat, 7 Jul 2018, Christopher Gilland via orca-list wrote:

> Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2018 22:22:30
> From: Christopher Gilland via orca-list <orca-list gnome org>
> Reply-To: Christopher Gilland <clgilland07 gmail com>
> To: orca-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] Confidential diary/journaling with Orca and Ubuntu
>     18.04
>
> Jude,
>
>
> Thank you for your very detailed explanation. It's greatly appreciated.
>
>
> I'm having some trouble visualizing the matrix like you described, but I'm
> going to hold on to your message, and I'll keep looking it over. I think after
> reading through it a few times, it should hopefully start to make sense. I'm
> optymistic.
>
>
> Chris.
>
>
>
> On 07/07/2018 08:53 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > First think of a matrix.  Let's say it has three rows and three columns
> > for this example.  It actually has 4 columns since the 4th is what's
> > described as the sticky bit and the sticky bit when employed is the first
> > of what will be four digits if digits are used.  The second digit is the
> > user digit and it points at your own user account.  The third digit is the
> > group digit and it points at anyone in your group.  The fourth digit is
> > the world digit and points at the rest of the world whenever they have or
> > don't have access to your equipment and files.  Now let's talk about
> > matrix rows.  Three rows exist.  The first row is read.  The second row is
> > write.  The third row is execute.  The execute row is what's used to make
> > a shell script executable so it can run on a machine assuming all other
> > elements in it are correct.
> > If you want to put something in the read row in terms of numbers you have
> > a choice of 0 or 4.  To put something in the write row you have a choice
> > of 0 or 2.  To put something in the execute row you have a choice of 0 or
> > 1.  So, to generate a numerical value for any file or directory permission
> > you total the columns and remember to multiply the first column by 1,000
> > if using 4 digits or 100 if not using the sticky bit column  The fourth
> > column isn't multiplied but the third column is multiplied by 10.  Those
> > numbers when totaled give you a file permissions number or directory
> > permissions number and you adjust those using chmod.  Usually chmod number
> > file/directory gets the job done.  When permissions get adjusted on a
> > particular directory they apply to that directory's contents and
> > subdirectories under it if I'm not completely mistaken.  The next utility
> > to know about is chown which changes ownership of files and directories on
> > a system.  Usual format for that is chown name
> > directory(or)directory/filename(or)directory/filename(s) use wildcards
> > where applicable for the last case.
> >
> >
> > --
>
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