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→INVESTIGATION 2: FILE PERMISSIONS
# Again, use the '''ls''' command to confirm the permissions for the '''~/documents''', '''~/document/memos''' , '''~/documents/reports''', and '''~/documents/contracts''' directories.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">ls -lR ~/documents</span><br>What do you noticed happened to the permissions for the regular files contained in those directories. Did those regular file permissions change?<br><br>We want to now change those regular file permissions to the following settings: <span style="font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">r w - r - - - - -</span><br><br>
# Issue the following Linux commands: <br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">chmod 740 640 ~/documents/memos/memo*.txt<br>chmod 740 640 ~/documents/reports/report*.txt<br>chmod 740 640 ~/dcouments/contracts/contract*.txt</span><br><br>
# Issue the '''ls -lR''' command for the '''~/documents''' directory to confirm that those regular file permission have changed.<br><br>Let's get some practice setting permissions to allow users to make editing changes to regular files.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">chmod ugo-w ~/documents/memos/memo*.txt</span><br><br>
