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Changing File and Directory Permissions
Permissions can be set for your directories and files. These
permissions determine who can view, write to, and/or use the
directories and folders in your site.
The permission settings are each comprised of nine letters (or
characters) in a row that appear to the far left of the listing for
each directory or file. Each letter represents a type of access,
while the position in the nine-digit string dictates who has that
type of access.
The characters displayed in these settings can be
r
,
w
,
x
or
-
.
·
r
stands for
read access
; whoever has this level of access
can view the file or directory.
·
w
stands for
write access
; whoever has this level of access
can overwrite existing files or write new files in the
specified directory.
·
x
stands for
execute access
; whoever has this level of
access can run executable files.
·
-
(the dash) indicates that no permission is given.
The first three positions in the nine-digit string are the
permission settings for the
owner
. The second three digits are
for any
groups
(if any groups are created), while the last three
digits are the permission settings for
others
(anyone who is not
the owner, or is not a part of a previously declared group).
Permission Setting
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