XK0-006 · Question #135
A Linux administrator has been informed that user alpha is able to successfully access the /project2/data/ directory, but user beta is not. The administrator observes the following during…
The correct answer is D. There is an ACL configured for user alpha on the /project2/data directory. The directory has an ACL entry explicitly granting user alpha read and execute permissions. This user-specific ACL allows alpha to access the directory regardless of standard owner, group, or other permissions, while user beta has no such ACL entry and therefore cannot access…
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A Linux administrator has been informed that user alpha is able to successfully access the /project2/data/ directory, but user beta is not. The administrator observes the following during troubleshooting:
The directory permissions are as follows:
Which of the following would most likely cause the access discrepancy?
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- AUser beta is not a member of the project2 group or subgroups.
- BThere is an SELinux context preventing user beta from accessing the directory.
- CUser alpha is a member of a group nested within the project2 group.
- DThere is an ACL configured for user alpha on the /project2/data directory.
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A15% (6)
- B10% (4)
- C2% (1)
- D73% (30)
Explanation
The directory has an ACL entry explicitly granting user alpha read and execute permissions. This user-specific ACL allows alpha to access the directory regardless of standard owner, group, or other permissions, while user beta has no such ACL entry and therefore cannot access it under the same conditions.
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