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Users, Groups & Permissions

Who is allowed to do what, and how the computer keeps track.

ISTE 2bCSTA 2-NI-06

Lesson video

13 minutes · captions and transcript included

Users, Groups & Permissions

By the end you'll be able to read a permission string like rwxr-xr--.

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Transcript

  1. 0:00Welcome to week 3: Users, Groups & Permissions.
  2. 0:42Who is allowed to do what, and how the computer keeps track.
  3. 2:10By the end you'll be able to read a permission string like rwxr-xr--.
  4. 5:10By the end you'll be able to change permissions with chmod.
  5. 8:10By the end you'll be able to explain why sudo exists.
  6. 12:00Wrap-up and what to try before next class.

What you'll be able to do

  • Read a permission string like rwxr-xr--
  • Change permissions with chmod
  • Explain why sudo exists

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