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010-160 · Question #65

What are the three sets of permissions for a file?

The correct answer is A. user, group, others. Linux file permissions are divided into three categories: user (owner), group, and others. Each category can have read, write, and execute permissions.

Security and File Permissions

Question

What are the three sets of permissions for a file?

Options

  • Auser, group, others
  • Badministrator, group, others
  • Cuser, standard user, others
  • Dadministrator, standard user, others

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    93% (26)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Linux file permissions are divided into three categories: user (owner), group, and others. Each category can have read, write, and execute permissions.

Auser, group, othersCorrect

Unix and Linux systems define file permissions across three distinct sets: user (the file owner), group (members of the file's associated group), and others (everyone else). Each set independently holds read (r), write (w), and execute (x) bits, visible with 'ls -l'. This three-tier model is fundamental to Linux access control.

Badministrator, group, others

Administrator is not a Linux file permission category - Linux uses 'user' (owner) not 'administrator' as the first permission set.

Cuser, standard user, others

'Standard user' is not a recognized Linux file permission category - the correct term for the owner's permission set is 'user'.

Dadministrator, standard user, others

Neither 'administrator' nor 'standard user' are valid Linux file permission categories - these terms belong to Windows-style role concepts, not Unix permission sets.

Concept tested: Linux file permission categories user group others

Source: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/File-permissions.html

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#file permissions#user group others#permission sets

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