Inspect and change fake mode and owner labels.
Mission 16
Permissions
Read and change fake modes and ownership without risking real files.
Permissions and users
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learner@clairos:/home/learner $
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Lesson support
What to notice while you play.
Use ls -l before chmod so you can compare the result.
Permissions protect files, but changes should be deliberate.
- Making everything 777.
- Changing ownership without recording why.
Reference
Commands in this lesson.
ls [-la] [path]
List fake files and folders.
chmod <mode> <path>
Change a fake numeric permission mode.
chown <user:group> <path>
Change fake owner/group labels.
stat <path>
Show fake file details.