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Unable to run compiled files - bash: ./a.out: Permission denied. (I've tried chmod)

First of all, there are many questions like this on AU. Still, none of them solved my problem. I've compiled my C source using cc test.c, and it did generate a.out file. However when I run it I get ...
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Script doesn't run via crontab but works fine standalone

I have a script that reminds me to restart my computer if uptime is more than, say 3 days (although its set to 0 days now just to check if the script is running as my computer has been up only over a ...
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Is it possible for a directory to change permissions of the files that are added to it?

I have a directory and I want all files that are put in it to have the permissions of **5. In other words I want the permissions of the owner and group to stay the same but the permission to be read ...
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How to access executable in a seperate partition? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to 'chmod' on an NTFS partition? I have just started using Ubuntu and I have my hard drive set up with an Ubuntu partition, a Windows 7 partition and a much ...
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'chmod u+x' versus 'chmod +x'

What is the difference between chmod u+x and just chmod +x? I have seen a ton of tutorials that say to use u+x to make scripts executable. However, the u is not mentioned in the chmod help or ...