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slackbook:filesystem_permissions [2012/09/09 15:19 (UTC)] – [SUID, SGID, and the Sticky Bit] added navigation section mfillpotslackbook:filesystem_permissions [2012/10/15 20:16 (UTC)] – [Permissions Overview] fixed minor typo gerardo.zamudio
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 |Others |r-x |Everyone else may read and execute| |Others |r-x |Everyone else may read and execute|
  
-he permissions are pretty self explainatory of course, at least for+The permissions are pretty self explanatory of course, at least for
 files. Read, write, and execute allow you to read a file, write to it, files. Read, write, and execute allow you to read a file, write to it,
 or execute it. But what do these permissions mean for directories? or execute it. But what do these permissions mean for directories?
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 **//chmod//** can also use letter values along with **//chmod//** can also use letter values along with
-<key>+</key> or <key>-</key> to grant or deny permissions.+<key>'+'</key> or <key>Minus</key> to grant or deny permissions.
 While this may be easier to While this may be easier to
 remember, it's often easier to use the octal permissions.  remember, it's often easier to use the octal permissions. 
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 Notice the permissions on **//passwd//**. Instead of Notice the permissions on **//passwd//**. Instead of
-an <key>x</key> in the user's execute slot, we have an +an <key>'x'</key> in the user's execute slot, we have an 
-<key>s</key>. This tells us that+<key>'s'</key>. This tells us that
 **//passwd//** is a SUID program, and when we run **//passwd//** is a SUID program, and when we run
 it, the process will run as the user //"root"// rather than as the user it, the process will run as the user //"root"// rather than as the user
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 file or two stored here at any time, it only makes good sense to file or two stored here at any time, it only makes good sense to
 prevent other users from deleting those files, so the sticky bit has prevent other users from deleting those files, so the sticky bit has
-been set. You can see it by the presence of the <key>t</key> in +been set. You can see it by the presence of the <key>'t'</key> in 
-place of the <key>x</key> in the world permissions section.+place of the <key>'x'</key> in the world permissions section.
  
  
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- * Original source: [[http://www.slackbook.org/beta/]] +  * Original source: [[http://www.slackbook.org/beta]] \\
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