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CHKSTAT(8)	    Tool to check and set file permissions	    CHKSTAT(8)

NAME
       chkstat - Tool to check and set file permissions

SYNOPSIS
       chkstat [OPTIONS] <permission-files...>

       chkstat --system [OPTIONS] <files...>

DESCRIPTION
       The  program  /usr/bin/chkstat  is a tool to check and set file permis‐
       sions.

       chkstat can either operate in system mode or on individually  specified
       permission  files.  In system mode /etc/permissions/security determines
       which level to use and whether to actually apply permission changes.

   OPTIONS
       --system
	      Run in system mode. Parses /etc/sysconfig/security to  determine
	      which security level to use (PERMISSION_SECURITY) and whether to
	      set or merely warn about permission changes (CHECK_PERMISSIONS).
	      In  system  mode non-option arguments refer to files. Ie just as
	      if the --examine option was specified for them.

       --set  Actually apply the file permissions. The default is to check and
	      warn  only  unless in system mode where CHECK_PERMISSIONS speci‐
	      fies the default behavior.

       --warn Opposite of --set, ie warn only but don't make actual changes

       --noheader
	      Omit printing the output header lines.

       --fscaps, --no-fscaps
	      Enable or disable use of fscaps. In system mode the  setting  of
	      PERMISSIONS_FSCAPS  determines whether fscaps are on or off when
	      this option is not set.

       --examine file
	      Check permissions for this file instead of all files  listed  in
	      the permissions files.

       --files filelist
	      Check  permissions  for the files listed in filelist and instead
	      of all files listed in the permissions files.

       --root directory
	      Check files relative to the specified directory.

EXAMPLES
       chkstat --set /etc/permissions /etc/permissions.secure

       parses the files /etc/permissions and  /etc/permissions	and  sets  the
       access mode and the user- and group memberships for each file listed.

       chkstat --system /bin/ping

       Run in system mode and only correct permissions of /bin/ping

SEE ALSO
       permissions(5)

COPYRIGHT
       1996-2003 SuSE Linux AG, Nuernberg, Germany.

       2008-2010 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH

AUTHORS
       Reinhold Sojer, Ruediger Oertel, Michael Schroeder, Ludwig Nussel

       Useful changes and additions by Tobias Burnus

3rd Berkeley Distribution	  2010-11-09			    CHKSTAT(8)

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