File Permissions - Bobleoble/tech-journal GitHub Wiki

Groups

• Make Group: addgroup groupname
• Add User to Group: usermod -aG groupname user

File Permissions Resource

• drwxrwxrwx
• d = directory
• r = read
• w = write
• x = executable
• First 3 (after d) are permissions for Owner
• Middle 3 are permissions for Group
• Last 3 are permissions for Other

Editing File Permissions

• To edit permissions for Owner: chmod o(+,-)(r,w,x) directory
• To edit permissions for Group: chmod g(+,-)(r,w,x) directory
• To edit permissions for Other: chmod o(+,-)(r,w,x) directory
• To change Owner: chown user directory
• To change Group: chgrp group directory