104.5 Manage file permissions and ownership
- Reference to LPI objectives
- Weight
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3
- Key knowledge areas
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Manage access permissions on regular and special files as well as directories.
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Use access modes such as suid, sgid and the sticky bit to maintain security.
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Know how to change the file creation mask.
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Use the group field to grant file access to group members.
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- Partial list of the used files, terms and utilities
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chmod
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umask
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chown
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chgrp
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