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smilyface
smilyface

Reputation: 5513

Linux permissions - user vs group permission

I know that the permissions listing are for user , then the group and the third one is for other users.

my example :

_rwxr--r-- tooth face file1.txt
_rwxr--r-- eye face file2.txt
_rwxr--r-- leg face file3.txt

groups included

tooth : face head 
eye : face head 
leg : body

Now, my question is : whether "leg" will have rwx permissions to file3 as it is not a member in group "face" ?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 544

Answers (1)

fedorqui
fedorqui

Reputation: 289495

The file permissions are:

_rwxr--r-- leg face file3.txt
 ^^^   ^^^
  |  ^^^ |
  |   |   others
  |   group
  owner

This means that:

  • user leg has rwx permissions.
  • other users from group face have r-- permissions.
  • the rest of the users who are not in the group face have r-- permissions.

Since the owner is leg, this user will of course have rwx permissions.

Upvotes: 2

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