Linux File Permissions Flashcard

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What command is used to change the permissions of a file in Linux?

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chmod

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What does the permission rwxr-xr-- mean?

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Owner can read, write, and execute; group can read and execute; others can read

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What is the effect of the command chmod 400 file.txt?

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Only the owner can read the file

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Which permission value represents read, write, and execute for the owner, and read and execute for both the group and others? Options: 777, 755, 644, 744

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755

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What does the command chmod +x script.sh do?

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Adds execute permission for all users

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What does the permission rw-r----- indicate?

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Owner can read and write; group can read; others have no permission

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Which command sets read, write, and execute permissions for the owner, and only read permissions for the group and others on a file? Options: chmod 755 file.txt, chmod 777 file.txt, chmod 744 file.txt, chmod 644 file.txt

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chmod 744 file.txt

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Which of the following is true about the chmod command? chmod 777 gives all users full permissions (read, write, and execute), chmod 644 gives the owner full permissions and read-only permissions for group and others, chmod 000 allows all users to read and write the file, chmod 444 allows only the owner to read the file

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chmod 777 gives all users full permissions (read, write, and execute)