An administrator notices a directory on a web server named /var/www/html/old_reports that should no longer be accessible on the web. Which of the following commands will accomplish this task?

The correct answer is A. chmod 000 /var/www/html/old_reports. chmod 000 removes all read, write, and execute permissions from the owner, group, and others (world). Since the Apache web server process runs as an unprivileged user (e.g., apache or www-data), stripping all permissions means it cannot read or traverse the directory, making…

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Achmod 000 /var/www/html/old_reports
Bchgrp root /var/www/html/old_reports
Cchown apache /var/www/html/old_reports
Dsetenforce apache /var/www/html/old_reports

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A
70% (21)
B
3% (1)
C
10% (3)
D
17% (5)

Explanation

chmod 000 removes all read, write, and execute permissions from the owner, group, and others (world). Since the Apache web server process runs as an unprivileged user (e.g., apache or www-data), stripping all permissions means it cannot read or traverse the directory, making the contents inaccessible over the web. Option B (chgrp root) only changes the group owner and does not restrict access on its own. Option C (chown apache) grants the web server ownership, which would increase access, not restrict it. Option D (setenforce) is an SELinux command used to toggle enforcing mode, not to set file permissions.

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