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linuxpromagazine.com » Issues » 2010 » 120 » Beginners: File Control   From the vault:This article first appeared in issue #1 (October 2000). You'll also find this article on our 10-year anniversary Archive DVD included in issue #120 (November 2010).With any operating system it is important to ensure that users remain in control of their files and directories and are prevented from tampering with those belonging to other users, or the system. This is what the Linux permissions system is all about, as Jono Bacon explains. Getting to grips with Linux Permissions DO IT WITH PERMISSION Author(s): Jono Bacon From the vault:This article first appeared in issue #1 (October 2000). You'll also find this article on our 10-year anniversary Archive DVD included in issue #120 (November 2010). With any operating system it is important to ensure that users remain in control of their files and directories and are prevented from tampering with those belonging to other users, or the system. This is what the Linux permissions system is all about, as Jono Bacon explains. The 10-year anniversary issue hits newsstands starting: Europe: October 4 North America: October 29 Australia: November 29 [flickr image courtesy of jessica.diamond] Permissions are at the heart of how Linux works. Some operating systems (such as MS-DOS and some variants of Microsoft Windows) treat all files in the same way. This means that any user can change any file. Usually, there is only one kind of user. Read full article as PDF » File_Permissions.pdf 214.91 kB Comments From the vault:This article first appeared in issue #1 (October 2000). You'll also find this article on our 10-year anniversary Archive DVD included in issue #120 (November 2010).With any operating system it is important to ensure that users remain in control of their files and directories and are prevented from tampering with those belonging to other users, or the system. This is what the Linux permissions system is all about, as Jono Bacon explains. Rikki's Open Source Exchange Stop by Rikki's Open Source Exchange for dispatches from the world of women in open source. Rikki Kite examines the experience of women across the spectrum of open source – the people, projects, organizations, events, articles, issues, and news. more...

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