Re: Checking permissions on server

[wirrwarr]

The line "if ($_ ! -w)" is wrong.
It should be "if (! -w $_)".
And you forgot to close the string 'webdir/pathhere
The following script works on my system:

use strict; 
use File::Find; 
my $dir = '/webdir/pathhere';
find(\&ReadPerm, $dir); 
sub ReadPerm { 
  if (! -w $_) { 
    print "$File::Find::name\n"; 
  }
}

[Anonymous Monk]

Thanks, this will let me know if I cant write AND/OR read any file or directory?

use strict; 
use File::Find; 
my $dir = '/webdir/pathhere';
find(\&ReadPerm, $dir); 
sub ReadPerm { 
  if (! -w $_) { 
    print "$File::Find::name\n"; 
  }
}

[Coruscate]

If you want to find out both read and write, then you'll need to do 2 tests: one for read, one for write. Simply do a test with '-r' as well, such as the following (not tested, may/may not work as-is):

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
$|++;

use strict; 
use File::Find; 

my $dir = '/path/to/dir';
find(\&wanted, '/path/to/dir');

sub wanted { 
 if (not -w $_ && not -r $_) {
  print "Cannot read or write $File::Find::name.\n";
 } elsif (not -w) {
  print "Cannot write $File::Find::name.\n";
 } elsif (not -r) {
  print "Cannot read $File::Find::name.\n";
 }
}

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