A Linux user wants to give read-only permissions to a directory and its contents. Which of the following commands will allow the user to accomplish this task?

The correct answer is A. chmod -R 400 /new_directory/. Read = 4, Write = 2, Execute = 1 Therefore the directory would need to be 400 and need to be recursive with the -R option.

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Achmod -R 400 /new_directory/
Bchmod -R 600 /new_directory/
Cchmod 400 /new_directory/
Dchmod 600 /new_directory/

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Read = 4, Write = 2, Execute = 1 Therefore the directory would need to be 400 and need to be recursive with the -R option.

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#chmod#file permissions#recursive permissions#access control

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