New submission from steve <eyeboot...@gmail.com>: Reason for opening this bug: ============================ I am opening a bug because the documentation here: http://docs.python.org/library/os.html#os.lchmod
Says that in python 2.6 there is a method os.lchmod() for changing the permissions of unix symbolic links, I am running Python 2.6 on several flavors of Linux, and non of them have os.lchmod(). My understanding is that one can not change the permissions of a sybolic link on Linux because the symlink basically 'inherits' the permissions of the file if points to. Is this ment to be used on other flavors of UNIX other than Linux? I am only really familiar with Linux, and have not played with man y other flavors on UNIX. Can other flavor change the permission of symbolic links? What I am Looking for from this bug report: =========================================== I would like to know what is happening with os.lchmod. If it is not suppose to be there, I would like it removed from the documentation. If it is mena for other flavors of unix, but not linux. I think it should be implemented as just a function that passes. Let me know what you think. Peace, Steve ---------- assignee: georg.brandl components: Documentation messages: 96249 nosy: bluegeek, georg.brandl severity: normal status: open title: os.lchmod is not present type: behavior versions: Python 2.6 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue7479> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
