The `.rights' file is laid out as follows: privilegied.file rw-r----- 0 1 (filename) (rights) (uid) (gid) For any file not in the list, the special case `.default' is checked. If there is no such file, _no access is permitted_, and the file will _not show up in directory listings_. This is in fact handy in most cases, so be careful with adding a `.default' entry. (Note that `.rights' is never influenced by a `.default' entry, for security.) For directory permissions, the file `dir/.rights' is checked for the entry `.'. Yes, I know, treating them like normal directories would be great, but remember that there is a root directory as well... The rights are standard r, w and x for now, no setuid, setgid or sticky bit unless we really need it. (We could perhaps need the sticky bit later.) Be careful with the format of the `.rights' file, as everything you set in the rights column will be copied directly to listings. Restrict yourself to those 9 characters, no more, no less, and only use r, w, and x.