Understanding Linux File Permissions 📁🔒
Introduction to Linux Permissions 🔐
Linux File permissions and ownership are fundamental concepts. Today, let's delve into permissions and ownership.
1: Creating and Analyzing a Simple File 🕵️♂️👀
Create a simple file and peek into its details using ls -ltr.
commands:
touch myFile.txt
ls -ltr myFile.txt
Categories of Users and Permissions 🧑💻🔧
Understand the three categories of users and their permissions: owner, group, and others.
Changing Ownership and Group Permissions 🔄👥
Use "chown" to change ownership and "chgrp" to change group permissions.
commands:
chown newowner myFile.txt
chgrp newgroup myFile.txt
Changing Other Users' Permissions with chmod 🌐🚩
Use "chmod" to modify other users' permissions on the file.
command:
chmod o+r myFile.txt
2: Write an Article on File Permissions 📝📚
Reflect on your understanding and write an article about Linux File Permissions. Share your insights from the day's tasks.
3: Dive into Access Control Lists (ACL) 🕵️♂️🔐
Read about ACL, try commands like getfacl and setfacl to explore Access Control Lists.
commands:
getfacl myFile.txt
setfacl -m u:username:rw myFile.txt
Wrapping Up Day 6 🎉📈
Today was all about mastering Linux file permissions and dipping our toes into Access Control Lists. Happy Learning! 🚀🌐