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→INVESTIGATION 2: FILE PERMISSIONS
# If you encounter errors, make corrections and '''re-run''' the checking script until you<br>receive a congratulations message, then continue the remaining steps.<br><br>Let's get practice understanding permissions, changing permissions, and setting your Linux account<br>to '''automatically''' set permissions for newly created directories and regular files.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux commands:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">ls -ld ~/documents ~/clients ~/vendors<br>ls -lR ~/documents ~/clients ~/vendors</span><br><br>'''NOTE:''' You should see permissions already set for those newly created directories and regular files.<br>What do these permissions mean for '''same group member''' and '''other group member''' access to those directory and regular files?<br><br>
# Let's limit access to the '''clients''' and '''vendors''' directories to only yourself and same group members. <br>Issue the following Linux command:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">chmod 750 ~/clients ~/vendors</span><br><br>
# Issue the '''ls''' command to confirm that the permissions for those directories have been changed.<br><br>'''NOTE:''' The '''-R''' option for the '''chmod''' command can change the file permissions <u>recursively</u> within a directory structure.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">chmod 750 -R ~/documents</span><br><br>
