Linux CLI - File Permissions and Ownership
You want to allow a user to read and execute a script but not modify it. Which permission set should you assign?
You want to allow a user to read and execute a script but not modify it. Which permission set should you assign?
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Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Identify needed permissions
Read (r) and execute (x) are needed; write (w) must be excluded.Step 2: Match permission sets
'r-x' means read and execute allowed, write denied.Final Answer:
r-x -> Option AQuick Check:
Read + execute, no write = r-x [OK]
Quick Trick: Use r-x to allow read and execute only [OK]
Common Mistakes:
MISTAKES- Choosing rw- which allows write
- Picking rwx which allows all
- Selecting r-- which disallows execute
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