Root Setting Permissions in Root Explorer

[dhoffman1421]

I need some guidance please. When some one says permissions should be set as --rw, --r, --r what does that mean? there are like 9 boxes, columns of Read Write execute and rows of User others and group (IIRC...)

Why not just check all 9 boxes or can that cause issues?

 

[Steven58]

From Security and Permissions | Android Developers

Android is a privilege-separated operating system, in which each application runs with a distinct system identity (Linux user ID and group ID). Parts of the system are also separated into distinct identities. Linux thereby isolates applications from each other and from the system.

Additional finer-grained security features are provided through a "permission" mechanism that enforces restrictions on the specific operations that a particular process can perform, and per-URI permissions for granting ad-hoc access to specific pieces of data.

 

[dhoffman1421]

Thanks Steven.

 

[Bankswood]

Woooossshhhh!! That was the sound of Steven's explanation going over my head.

 

[dhoffman1421]

Yeah I am still not sure how to set based on the directions I got noted in my op

 

[Steven58]

Hahahahahah!


@dhoff: You have to follow the directions of the Dev.