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# Issue the following Linux command to create an empty regular file called '''myfile.txt''' in the '''~/shared2''' directory:<br> <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">touch ~/shared2/myfile.txt</span><br><br>

# Use the <span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">ls -l</span> command to view the permissions for this newly created regular file.<br><br>What do you notice about those permissions?<br><br>Let's run a checking script to make certain you correctly set permissions for those recently-created directories and files.<br><br>

# Logout of your Matrix account, and then log-back into your Matrix account.<br><br>

# Issue the following Linux command (without arguments): <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">umask</span><br><br>What happened? Referring to your notes, what do you need to do to make that umask value persistent?<br><br><span style="color:red;">'''WARNING''':<br>You should be <u>extremely</u> aware of your permissions since you may perform '''assignments''' for <u>other</u> courses on your '''Matrix''' server.<br>You should NOT set permissions to share your work with '''same group''' or '''other group''' members (unless given '''specific permissions instructions from your course professors''' involving '''assignment submission'''). If students can have access to your directories and assignment files, they could '''copy''' your work and thus make yourself and other student(s) that copied your assignment work<br>to be charged with '''academic dishonesty'''.</span><br><br>