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==File Permissions in Linux==
Similar to many other operating systems Linux uses a method of access rights on files and directories. These can be view by using the ls command

<pre style="background-color: black; color: white; border: 2px solid black; font-family: monospace, sans-serif;">

username@viper:~$ ls –l (option l is for long listing)

-rw-r--r-- 1 dbird admin 12211 May 11 2016 template.countries
-rw-r--r-- 1 dbird admin 3097 May 11 2016 template.languages (1)
drwxr-x--- 2 dbird admin 4096 Dec 1 10:54 Templates (2)
-rw-r--r-- 1 dbird admin 8087 Feb 12 14:05 temp.txt
-rwx------ 1 dbird admin 1110 Mar 8 10:53 test4pisignage.pl (3)

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Each file and directory has access rights that are associated with each one. When we look at the 10 symbol string above on the left-hand side (e.g. '''drwxr-xr-x''').

* The first letter present whether the file is a directory or not.
* The next three represent the file permission for the user that owns that file (i.e. dbird in this example).
* The next three represent the file permission of the group to whom that user belongs (i.e. group admin).
* The last three represent the file permissions for everyone else (i.e. all users).

For each of the permission parts the letters mean the following in their groups:

* r indicates read permission to read and copy the file, its absence indicates this is not available.
* w indicates write permission to write the file, its absence indicates this is not available.
* x indicates execution permission to allow the file to be executed, its absence indicates this is not available.

Using the example above would mean:

* Example '''(1)''' has read/write access for user dbird and read access only for everyone else.
* Example '''(2)''' is a directory with full access for user dbird and read access for only users in the admin group.
* Example '''(3)''' is an application which is only accessible by the user dbird, note not only is it read and write but it also has its ‘execution’ permission set for that user also.

== Changing access rights ==

This command allows the user to change file (and directory) permissions.

* u User
* g Group
* o Other
* a All
* r Read
* w Write (and erase)
* x Execution (and access directory
* + Add permission
* - Remove permission

<pre style="background-color: black; color: white; border: 2px solid black; font-family: monospace, sans-serif;">

username@viper:~$ chmod go-rwx myfile.c (remove read, write and execute permissions removed for group and other)
username@viper:~$ chmod u+x myapp.pl (make the program myapp.pl executable to the user (i.e. the owner of the file))

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 Each file and directory has access rights that are associated with each one. When we look at the 10 symbol string above on the left-hand side (e.g. '''drwxr-xr-x''').
-* The first letter present whether the file is a directory or not.
+* The first letter presents whether the file is a directory or not.
 * The next three represent the file permission for the user that owns that file (i.e. dbird in this example).
 * The next three represent the file permission of the group to whom that user belongs (i.e. group admin).
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 <pre style="background-color: black; color: white; border: 2px solid black; font-family: monospace, sans-serif;">
-username@viper:~$ chmod go-rwx myfile.c   (remove read, write and execute permissions removed for group and other)
+username@viper:~$ chmod go-rwx myfile.c   (remove read, write and execute permissions removed for group and others)
 username@viper:~$ chmod u+x myapp.pl   (make the program myapp.pl executable to the user (i.e. the owner of the file))