7B-1 Linux File
System Access Control
Purpose
Examination of Linux file and directory permissions and ownership and how to set these attributes.
Tools
CHOWN, CHMOD commands among others.
Procedures
In a command type LS � AL to display all the files in the directory. Then type CHMOD, file access code, and a name of the file to change that file�s properties. Type MKDIR and name of the directory, to make a directory with that name. Then type RM and name of the file to remove.
Results
LS tool is a tool that is displaying directory content to the user similarly to the DIR command in MS-DOS, and MS Windows. CHMOD changes the file access properties of the files. MKDIR command line creates directories, whereas RM removes the file.
Time
20
Reflection
The file system in Linux was not designed with ease-of-use in mind. Instead, the system was developed for security and flexibility. The system is highly expandable; performance tends to be much faster and more efficient, and multi-user operation was designed into the system from the start.