[CentOS] file permissions and groups [SOLVED]

[Michael Velez]

> > On 11/19/2006 8:39 PM, Michael Velez wrote:
> > > I have a file owned by apache:apache with permissions of 640.
> > >  
> > > I have added myself to the apache group using usermod -G 
> (and I can 
> > > verify that using the groups command) but I still can't read the 
> > > abovementioned file.
> > >  
> > > Am I not getting something?
> > 
> > Hi Michael,
> > 
> > have you already tried the 'newgrp' command?
> > cu - Michael
> > 
> 
> When I use the newgrp command, I do change to the apache 
> group and it works.
> 
> Do you mean 'su - Michael'?
> 
> su - michael is actually interesting.  Before the su -, the 
> output of the id command shows that I'm only in group 
> michael.  After the su -, it shows I'm in both groups michael 
> and apache.  
> 
> Why is it that I'm in both groups after su -, and not while 
> in a normal xterm logging shell.  Also, I have the same 
> problem of not being able to access the file through the 
> gnome desktop using File Browser (even though I'm in group apache).
> 
> So, at a login shell doing su - works, both other options 
> (xterm login shell or desktop) do not.
> 
> Michael

Thinking through the weird behavior from my previous e-mail,  I logged out
of X and when I logged back in, the id command showed the right output and I
was able to access the file.

FYI: I tried this through vnc, as well.  I needed to reboot the vnc server
to get it work.

Michael