User1 is a member of the accounting group. Members of this group need to be able to execute but not make changes to a script maintained by User2. The script should not be accessible to other users…

The correct answer is A. chown user2:accounting script.sh. chown user2:accounting script.sh Sets the file owner to user2 (who maintains the script) and the group to accounting (which includes user1). chmod 750 script.sh Sets permissions to: 7 (owner = user2) → read, write, execute 5 (group = accounting) → read, execute only (no write)…

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User1 is a member of the accounting group. Members of this group need to be able to execute but not make changes to a script maintained by User2. The script should not be accessible to other users or groups. Which of the following will give proper access to the script?

Options

Achown user2:accounting script.sh
Bchown user1:accounting script.sh
Cchown accounting:user1 script.sh
Dchown user2:accounting script.sh

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C
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Explanation

chown user2:accounting script.sh Sets the file owner to user2 (who maintains the script) and the group to accounting (which includes user1). chmod 750 script.sh Sets permissions to: 7 (owner = user2) → read, write, execute 5 (group = accounting) → read, execute only (no write) 0 (others) → no permissions This setup ensures: Only user2 can modify the script. Members of accounting (like user1) can execute but not edit it. Other users have no access, as required.

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#Linux file permissions#File ownership#chown command#User and group management

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