[LBo] When is a file not executable [was: Chapter 3]

[Rafi Gabzu]

Thanks .
(I feel silly now ...)

On 11/12/06, Anita Lewis <a.lewis at linuxbasics.org> wrote:
> On 11/12/2006 04:41 AM Rafi Gabzu wrote:
> > Hi ,
> > Regarding access rights part ,
> > when will one have a right to read , write (delete) a file but not
> > execute it (rw-)?
> A: When the file is not a program needing to execute.
>
> Most files, that I deal with, are not executable.  The configuration
> files in /etc are not executable, for example.  They are not programs.
> I have a bunch of text files on my Desktop that I've created with
> information I want to do something with.  A letter to my mother is an
> example of one of the non-executable files on my Desktop.
>
> Your question is a good one.  It may seem silly once you realize the
> answer, but it is a very good question!
>
> Anita
>
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