Manage File Permissions and Ownership

Introduction

The Manage File Permissions and Ownership module provides you with the instructions and devices to develop your hands-on skills in the following topics:

• Manage access permissions
• Use various access modes to maintain security
• Change the umask of a file
• Manage file access to group members

Lab time: It will take approximately 1 hour to complete this lab.

Exercise 1 - Manage File Permissions and Ownership

File permissions help maintain data security and integrity by allowing only authorized users to access a file or a directory.

In this exercise, you will understand how to manage file permissions and ownership.