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Initially, the owner of a file is the user who creates it. The chown command is used to change the ownership of files and directories. In order to...
The chmod command is used to change the permissions of a file or directory. Only the root user or the user who owns the file is able to change the...
Permissions determine the ways different users can interact with a file or directory. When listing a file with the ls -l command, the output includes...
We have multiple commands which deal with sensitive information like passwords, system hardware on Linux. By preventing regular users from executing...
This article deals exclusively with the Command Line Interface(CLI), rather than a Graphical User Interface(GUI) you may be familiar with. A basic...
As you may already be aware, the Linux kernel has found its way into an incredible number of diverse systems. It can now be found in everything from...
