./ simply tells linux that the file is in the current directory. ../ tells it that it is one directory up. The . and .. are in all linux directories. They are what is used when you type 'cd ..' or 'cd ./path/to/somewhere/' Clayton Stapleton wrote: > > My permissions are as you show > -rwxr-xr-x > After entering the file name I get: > bash: ./filename :permission denied > where does the "./" come from, it could be the problem? > Thanks > Clay > > On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, you wrote: > > Are your programs executable? An "ls -l myfile" should give something > > like: > > > > -rwxr-xr-x > > > > The x's mean executable. You can make a file executable by everyone > > with: > > > > chmod a+x myfile > > > > -BVG > > > > Don Harrop wrote: > > > > > > Maybe the ZIP disk is locked. You could use mtools (mzip) to find out. > > > > > > Don > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Clayton Stapleton" > > > To: > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 11:50 AM > > > Subject: Re: Zip Drives and Permissions > > > > > > > The zip drive is set to "noauto,rw,user,nosuid,sync" > > > > in the fstab file. > > > > Clay > > > > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, you wrote: > > > > > The zip drive is probably set to noexec in fstab. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss