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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 change the ownership you would require administrative access. A regular user cannot use this command t...
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 of a file. Why is the command named chmod ? Permissions used to be referred to as modes ...
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 permission information. For example if we will want to use a script file called hello.sh located i...
We have multiple commands which deal with sensitive information like passwords, system hardware on Linux. By preventing regular users from executing these commands helps to protect the system. In order to gain administrative access and gain some of t...
This article deals exclusively with the Command Line Interface(CLI), rather than a Graphical User Interface(GUI) you may be familiar with. A basic understanding of the terminal is essential to diagnosing and fixing most Linux based systems. What is...
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 automobiles to rockets, watches to televisions, and netbooks to the fastest supercomputers. Linux onl...
