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adduser or useradd

command is to add a new user account

passwd

command sets a user's password

userdel

removes user account

groupadd

adds a group to the system

groupdel

command removes a group from the system

groups

command list the groups that a user belongs to

id

command lists the GIDs of groups that a user belongs to

chown

command changes the ownership of a directory or file

chgrp

command changes the group owner of a file or directory

also chown

command can be used to change both the file owner and the group owner of a file or directory at the same time

mode

section of the inode that stores permissions for a file

user

refers to the owner of a directory

group owner

refers to the users with the ability to change permissions on a file or directory

other

refers to all of the other users on the Linux system

Three permissions that may be assigned to each user

Read, write, execute

the mode is broken down into

user, group, other

The root user supersedes all file and directory permissions. The root user has all permissions to every file and directory regardless of what the mode of the file or directory indicates.

The root user supersedes all file and directory permissions. The root user has all permissions to every file and directory regardless of what the mode of the file or directory indicates.

Permissions are not additive.

Permissions are not additive.

Read permission

Definition for files: Allows a user to open and read the contents of a file
Definition for directories: Allows a user to list the contents of the directory (if he/she has also been given execute permission)

Write permission

Definition for files: Allows a user to open and read the contents of a file
Definition for directories: Allows a user to add or remove files to and from the directory (if he/she has also been given execute permission)

Execute permission

Definition for files: Allows a user to execute a file in memory
Definition for directories: Allows a user to enter the directory and work with the directory contents
(needed for shell script)

. Some implications of these permissions are a user with read only permission for a file can open the file and make changes to it but cannot save the changes in the file.

. Some implications of these permissions are a user with read only permission for a file can open the file and make changes to it but cannot save the changes in the file.

Shell scripts are text files containing instructions for the shell to execute. The user must have execute permission to run these scripts.

Shell scripts are text files containing instructions for the shell to execute. The user must have execute permission to run these scripts.

To add or remove a file from a directory, the user must have write permission to that directory

To add or remove a file from a directory, the user must have write permission to that directory

A user with write permission to a directory has the ability to delete all files and subdirectories within it.

A user with write permission to a directory has the ability to delete all files and subdirectories within it.

A user who does not have the execute permission to a directory is prevented from listing the directory's contents, adding and removing files, and working with files and subdirectories inside that directory, regardless of what permissions he/she has to them.

A user who does not have the execute permission to a directory is prevented from listing the directory's contents, adding and removing files, and working with files and subdirectories inside that directory, regardless of what permissions he/she has to them.

A quick way to deny a user from accessing a directory and all of its contents in Linux is to take away the execute permission on that directory.

A quick way to deny a user from accessing a directory and all of its contents in Linux is to take away the execute permission on that directory.

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command allows you to assume the identity of another user. You can either start a new shell session with that user's ID or issue a single command as that user.

sudo (super user do...)

command allows an administrator to set up a configuration file called /etc/sudoers and define specific commands that particular users are permitted to execute under an assumed identity

chmod

command changes the mode (permissions) of files or directories.

umask(usermask)

If these default permissions are too permissive, a special variable on the system named __________________________ takes away permissions on new files and directories immediately after they are created. This command is meant to be used for newly created files and directories.

umask

The __________________________ command displays the umask of a file.

SUID(set user id)

If __________________________ is set on a file, the user who executes the file temporarily becomes the owner of the file during execution. It has no functionality when it is set on a directory. It is only applicable to binary compiled programs. Any user can test network connectivity with the ping command.

SUID(set group id)

The __________________________ is applicable to both files and directories. If it is set on a file, the user who executes the file becomes a member of the group that is attached to that file during execution. If it is set on a directory, the user's name becomes the owner of the file and the directory's group becomes the group owner of the file.

sticky bit

The __________________________ was previously used on files in the past to lock them in memory. However, they are currently applicable to directories. This ensures that a user can only delete his/her own files in a directory.

authentication

__________________________ is used to verify a user's identity. It is usually done by comparing the username and password to a system database.

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