Mission 17

Owners and groups

Practice fake chown and chgrp changes while checking account context.

Permissions and users
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What to notice while you play.

Objective

Learn owner/group labels without touching real permissions.

Hint

Check groups before changing a fake group.

Why it matters

Group ownership is a common way teams share access.

Common mistakes
  • Changing a group you have not checked.
  • Assuming owner and group are the same.
Reference

Commands in this lesson.

chgrp <group> <path>

Change a fake file group label.

stat <path>

Show fake file details.

whoami|id|groups

Inspect the fake learner account.