Setting permissions

It is important to set your permissions correctly so the CPS 108 staff can have READ access to your files.  Without such permission, we will not be able to look at your code or diagnos your problem.  We will not access your files without your permission (i.e., unless you ask us to).  This procedure is also described in Lab 0: Getting Started (from cps 6).
  1. Once you login, change into to your cps108 directory: 
        cd cps108

  2. In this directory, type 
        fs setacl . rcduvall:cps108 read

    3. This gives read permissions to the CPS 108 staff for the current directory (which is ".").

  3. To make sure this worked correctly, type: 
        fs la

    4. This will display all the permissions for the current directory. If you typed the correct command in step 2, one of them will be rcduvall:cps108 rl [or read]. This allows the CPS 108 staff to read your files (but not change them).

  4. Any new directories you create as a subdirectory of the current one will have the same permissions.
If you want us to look at one of your directories that was created before you completed these instructions, you will need to change that directory using the steps above.

For more information about setting permissions click here.

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