Originally posted here by jdenny
Hi Annya...
Code:
drwxrwxrwx
|---   ---
| | --- |
| |  |  --- other
| |  ------ group
| --------- user/owner
----------- see below

first character:
d = directory
l = symbolic link
b = special file
c = character special file
p = fifo (or `named pipe') special file
s = AF_UNIX address family socket
- = ordinary file

permission:
r = read
w = write
x = execute, or change directory if it's a directory
So apparently there is a user named root, a user named annya, a group named root, a group named other, and a group named staff.

drwxr-xr-x 3 root other 512 jul 10 12.57 .
-> for the current directory, user root has rwx permission, group other has rx permission, any other users/groups have rx permission

drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 512 jul 10 12.57 ..
-> for the parent directory, user root has rwx permission, group root has rx permission, any other users/groups have rx permission

drwxr-xr-x 5 annya staff 512 jul 10 12.59 xx
-> for this xx directory, user annya has rwx permission, group staff has rx permission, any other users/groups have rx permission

Gampang kan? Hope this helps.

Peace always,
<jdenny>
OK, but why annya have same permission as root?? (annya not in wheel group)

Thanks denny you remind me of my Granny she is from Bali