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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.
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- Auser, group, others
- Badministrator, group, others
- Cuser, standard user, others
- Dadministrator, standard user, others
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Linux file permissions are divided into three categories: user (owner), group, and others. Each category can have read, write, and execute permissions.
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.
Administrator is not a Linux file permission category - Linux uses 'user' (owner) not 'administrator' as the first permission set.
'Standard user' is not a recognized Linux file permission category - the correct term for the owner's permission set is 'user'.
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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