File and Directory Permissions in Linux Quiz

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#1

What command is used to change file permissions in Linux?

chmod
chperm
permchange
fileperm
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#2

In Linux, what does the 'r' permission on a file mean?

Read
Write
Execute
Rename
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#3

What is the command to list files along with their permissions in Linux?

ls -l
dir -p
list -perm
show -perms
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#4

What command is used to change the owner of a file in Linux?

chown
chmod
own
changeowner
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#5

What is the octal representation for giving read, write, and execute permissions to the owner, but only read permission to the group and others?

744
644
755
775
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#6

What command is used to change the group of a file in Linux?

chgrp
chown
chmod
groupchange
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#7

In Linux, what does the 't' permission on a directory mean?

Transparent
Temporary
Truncate
Tidy
#8

In Linux file permissions, what does 's' represent when it is set on the user (owner) permission for an executable file?

SUID
Special
Secure
Setuid
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#9

What is the purpose of the setuid permission in Linux?

Allows a user to change their own password
Gives a process the permissions of the file owner
Enables a file to be executable by anyone
Restricts a process to a single CPU core
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