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- From: neal@ctd.comsat.com (Neal Becker)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: apropos broken cause not readable!
- Message-ID: <NEAL.93Jan25170809@neal.ctd.comsat.com>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 22:08:09 GMT
- Organization: COMSAT Labs
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- As shipped, apropos only works for root. After saying chmod +r, it
- works for anyone. I'm sure I don't know why it need reads (in
- addition to execute) permission. Does anyone know? Will I need to
- make this change to other files in /usr/bin?
-
- Thanks.
-