This is probably in the wiki - but there seems to be some confusion about permissions, so I'll briefly describe them.There are four numbers that have have to do with permissions - the first is a ...

Linux file and folder permissions always confounds me. NTFS permissions are so much easier and more granular in my opinion.That being said, what is the best way to accomplish the following:1 ...

How-to By Linux Format published 1 October 2015 Create users and set passwords, permissions and ownership in the Linux terminal ...

With Windows 10 nearing the end of its life, you might be thinking about switching to Linux. Here are a few things you should know about security.

Certainly, Linux permissions have some parts that are difficult to understand intuitively, such as '755' and '644'. Mr. Riis proceeded with the learning by referring to the following website.

In last month's issue, I talked about Linux permissions (see "It's Better to Ask Forgiveness..." in the May 2015 UpFront section). I could have covered SUID, GUID and sticky bit in the same article, ...

Keeping your files private from anyone but those with superuser (root) access is easy on Linux. File permissions provide everything you need. By default, you’ll have a username and primary group ...