Permissions have two parts: an action and a set of users. The three actions—read, write, and execute—define what can be done to a file, while the user sets define who can do it.

You use the chmod command to set each of these permissions. To see what permissions have been set on a file or directory, we can use ls command options. We can use the -l (long format) option to have ...

This project demonstrates how to secure a directory by setting proper file and directory permissions in Linux. It covers checking existing permissions and then using the chmod command to make specific ...

Learn how to use the Logrotate program to administer, back up, and monitor log files on Linux. Log files are the most valuable tools available for Linux system security. The logrotate program is used ...