Am I correct in assuming that this should be able to be run on any *NIX? If so, under AIX using the octal notation of the file modes will destroy any extended ACLs that have been setup (not sure on other *NIX). It is much safer to use the long notation (u=rwx,go=rx for example).

My 2 cents

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PS: I like the idea and its good to see people thinking about consistancy across the systems they manage.