Modify file permissions
May 28,93To modify a file’s permissions, the chmod command is used. Only the owner of the file and root can use …
Read MoreIdentify file type
May 28,93Consider the following output of the ls -l command: Notice the first character in each line of the output (the characters …
Read MorePermission bits
May 28,93In Linux, there are total of nine mode bits that set the basic access permissions. The first three bits set …
Read MorePermissions basics
May 28,93Permissions in Linux are designed to keep users from accessing other users’ private files and to protect important system files. …
Read MoreChange file ownership
May 28,93The chown (stands for change owner) command is used to change the ownership of a file in Linux. In its …
Read MoreManage file ownership
May 28,93In Linux, each file has an owner and a group with which it’s associated. The file’s owner can change the …
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