Linux CLI - File Permissions and Ownership
Which of the following is the correct permission notation for a file where others have only execute permission?
Which of the following is the correct permission notation for a file where others have only execute permission?
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Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Understand the position of others' permissions
The permission string has three groups of three characters: user, group, others. The last three characters represent others' permissions.Step 2: Identify execute-only permission for others
Execute permission isx, and no read or write means dashes-. So others' permissions should be--x.Step 3: Match the options
rwxrwx---ends with---(no permissions).rwxrwxr--ends withr--(read only).rwxrwxrwxends withrwx(all permissions).rwxrwx--xends with--x(execute only).Final Answer:
rwxrwx--x -> Option AQuick Check:
Others execute permission = last x in string [OK]
Quick Trick: Others' permissions are the last three characters [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES- Confusing read (r) with execute (x)
- Ignoring the position of others' permissions
- Assuming dashes mean execute permission
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