File permissions are core to almost everything you do on your Linux machine, from viewing a PDF to saving an image and running an app. The core model keeps things simple, but there are quite a few ...

I'm having an 'odd' problem in my recently installed Mandrake 9.1 file server (which is replacing my NT4 server box at home)<BR><BR>I've mounted a 80gig hard drive as /usr/titan, which I want ...

One way to get a little more clarity on this is to look at the permissions with the stat command. The fourth line of stat’s output displays the file permissions both in octal and string format: $ stat ...

In the vast landscape of operating systems, Linux stands as a bastion of flexibility and security. Central to its robust security model is the meticulous management of user accounts and permissions.

Ubuntu, like other Linux distributions, restricts access to files and system settings by default. Each user account has read and write access to its own files and read access to some system files.

Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux. There are a number of ways to view ...

How to ensure all new user home directories are created without world-readable permissions in Linux Your email has been sent Out of the box, standard users can view other user's home directory. Here's ...