the namei command returns this
namei -l /u01/app/oracle/product/fmw11g/user_projects/domains/mtndev/servers/SOA_server1/logs/SOA_server1.log
f: /u01/app/oracle/product/fmw11g/user_projects/domains/mtndev/servers/SOA_server1/logs/SOA_server1.log
dr-xr-xr-x root root /
drwxrwxr-x wlsuser oinstall u01
drwxrwxr-x wlsuser oinstall app
drwxrwxr-x wlsuser oinstall oracle
drwxrwxr-x wlsuser oinstall product
drwxr-x--- wlsuser oinstall fmw11g
drwxr-x--- wlsuser oinstall user_projects
drwxr-x--- wlsuser oinstall domains
drwxr-x--- wlsuser oinstall mtndev
drwxr----- wlsuser oinstall servers
drwxr-x--- wlsuser oinstall SOA_server1
drwxr-x--- wlsuser oinstall logs
-rw-r----- wlsuser oinstall SOA_server1.log