Setting and Managing Permissions on UNIX

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 21st Oct 2006 22:53 UTC, submitted by anonymous

UNIX provides robust tools and infrastructure so that you can both protect and share information. This article looks at user privileges and, in particular, examines how to manipulate file permissions to restrict or share your directories and files with others. Understanding permissions is crucial if you want to speak UNIX fluently. Learn how to manipulate file permissions to protect your files, or share them with others.

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Something missing?

by oxleyn (0.96) on Sun 22nd Oct 2006 15:23 UTC

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Is it me or does this article fail to mention "setgid"? I'm no UNIX/Linux guru (if their is such a thing!) but other than that omission I found it quite well written.

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RE: Something missing?

by netpython (2.44) on Sun 22nd Oct 2006 18:17 UTC in reply to "Something missing?"

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The article isn't complete,but touches the basis very well i think.I missed chattr for example chattr,as in chattr + i (permutable flag).

Edited 2006-10-22 18:18

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