CompTIA Linux+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide: Exam XK0-004

CHAPTER 6

Managing Ownership and Permissions

This chapter covers the following topics:

•   Managing file ownership

•   Mounting file and directory permissions

•   File attributes and access control lists

There are two tasks to accomplish when managing user access to a Linux system:

•   Control who can access the system.

•   Define what users can do after they have logged in to the system.

Access control is implemented through defining users and groups, and authorizations are defined after end users log into the system. Let’s begin by discussing file and directory ownership.

Managing File Ownership

To effectively control who can do what in the file system, System Administrators need to first consider who “owns” files and directories.

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