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1. In Java what exactly does File.canExecute() do?    stackoverflow.com

I have created a plain file which does not have execute permission but when I create a Java File object using this file's path/name and then call File.canExecute() I get true ...

2. Set NTFS file permissions in java    stackoverflow.com

How to set NTFS file permissions in java?

3. Setting file permissions using java.io.File methods    stackoverflow.com

I'm using java.io.File methods: setReadable, setWritable, setExecutable to set file permissions. However, in spite of using these methods the permissions are always set to the default settings. Why is that?

4. Java File.setWritable() and stopped working correctly after JDK 6u18    stackoverflow.com

We have a Java application with a particular module that checks if a temporary directory is 'writable' before executing its function. To test this, we have a JUnit test that creates ...

5. How to preserve file permissions when using FileUtils.copyDirectory?    stackoverflow.com

When I use FileUtils.copyDirectory(), the execute bits get turned off for executable files.
Do I have to turn them on manually? FWIW, my umask is set to 0027 but it looks ...

6. File Permissions    coderanch.com

I have an object that will create a directory for me, and can also make a file. But it won't do both, it won't make a file in the directory. I found out that every directory it creates has restricted write access and I believe that this is the reason. I can't find any methods in File for changing the permission ...

7. Altering File Permissions    coderanch.com

Hi, I have written a program that outputs some text to a file. I'm using FileWriter to this end. Now while instantiating a new FileWriter object I catch a FileNotFoundException. My question is: if the file I'm trying to write to is read-only , can I change the permission on the file to read-write through the Java application. Thanks, Das

8. File Permissions    coderanch.com

I am creating a text file on a windows platform. This file is then accessed each time my software is executed, by multiple users. I am having permission problems on Windows 2000 machines where one user may create the file, then other users are not able to write to the file. Is there a way to set permissions on a file ...

9. file permissions    coderanch.com

hi I'm having troubles with file permissions in my java.policy i'm trying to write in a a file named fac.html located in my server. my server's name is omni and the file is in the directory bills . I tried the following but none of it works. can you help? thanks a lot java .policy i tried this grant codeBase "file://omni:/bills/*" ...





10. file permission    coderanch.com

Hi, Since you had mentioned that you open a file by clicking on a link, this should be because of a problem in the server where the file is hosted. Please check the permission on the path and .csv file on the server. If it is readonly, make it writable and try again. -Dhanush

11. File permission    coderanch.com

12. Pulling up File Permissions using Java API ???    coderanch.com

Hi All, I wanted to know whether Java provides any API to pull up each and every permission associated with a file. For example: In Unix, a file has 3 sets of permissions as shown below: Example: -rwxrwxrwx r - for read w - for write x - for execute There are some methods provided in java.io.File, such as canRead() ...

13. File Permissions    coderanch.com

hi, The reason for getting error is valid. Because you can set on permssion at a time. since you have passed ""read,write" which is wrong, you should either pass read or write. read- gives no option to edit but only view the content Write - gives read + modifiy permission .your objective can be achived by just give write permission. NOTE ...

14. Setting File Permissions    coderanch.com

Dear All, I tried the code from Leonid Dukhvalov [see thread File Upload problem]. But iam not able to write file to my web app directory in tomcat. I read the server documentation and it specifies that by default only read permission is enabled. How to setup write permission for a given web application thnx in advance

15. Giving File Permission    coderanch.com

16. File permissions and SecurityException    coderanch.com





17. vista file permissions    coderanch.com

19. Pulling up File Permissions using Java API ???    dbforums.com

Hi All, I wanted to know whether Java provides any API to pull up each and every permission associated with a file. For example: In Unix, a file has 3 sets of permissions as shown below: Example: -rwxrwxrwx There are some methods provided in java.io.File, such as canRead() and canWrite(), which help in telling whether a file is readable ...

20. Getting File permissions    forums.oracle.com

21. File Permission    forums.oracle.com

I am trying to save an Image file to a flolder using a JPapplet. I think I have pretty much the right code but when I try to save it, I get an acces denied message. I checked and found that there are Permission and FilePermission objects, but don't know how to use them. Does any one know how I can ...

22. vista file permissions issues?    forums.oracle.com

When i create a file, it has read-write-executable permissions for the creator and admins. It has read-executable for all other users. If i call setWritable(true, false) on the created file, the "other users" permission group disappears, making the file completely un-accessible for that group. Any thoughts on how i can make the file r-w-x for all users?

23. File permissions in Java    forums.oracle.com

24. Setting file permissions in java    forums.oracle.com

Hi, Iam uploading a file to a folder which exists on a unix machine. Iam using struts FormFile to upload a file. After uploading a file i observed that the permissions for the uploaded file are like this rw_ r-- r-- for the owner it give read and write and for the rest only read permission. But i want read and ...

25. File permissions: how do they work?    forums.oracle.com

Hi everybody, I've noticed a few posts on the forum here about file permissions, and it's made me quite curious. I'd really like to know how that works, and I have a few questions I hope somebody can answer. 1. When you set a file's permission, say, canRead() is false, does that mean a human can't read it, the system can't ...

26. how to set permissions to a file ?    forums.oracle.com

hi, i have a requirement to set file permissions and also to get the current permission mode on the file. PLease let me know if there are any inbuilt functions to set permissions to a file. (eg: CHMOD in unix) . canRead() and canWrite() are only to get the permission. what about methods to set the permission for a file ? ...

27. Java File Permissions    forums.oracle.com

I'm relatively new to Java. I'm creating a program that will be running on 40 terminals, and will simulate a wireless mobile network. Our teacher has instructed that we should simply use a text file to keep track of where all the nodes are in the network, and when a node moves, it simply updates that text file. I'm looking to ...

28. Is there a way to pull User, Group , Other permissions of a file    forums.oracle.com

I wanted to know whether Java provides any API to pull up each and every permission associated with a file. For example: In Unix, a file has 3 sets of permissions as shown below: Example: -rwxrwxrwx r - for read w - for write x - for execute There are some methods provided in java.io.File, such as canRead() and canWrite(), ...

29. How to get the permission of a file in java    forums.oracle.com