This is a portfolio project from the Google Cybersecurity certificate that looks into the use of Linux commands to manage file permissions.
- Basic understanding of Linux commands via Bash shell
- Navigating Linux and reading file content
- Using Linux commands to configure authorization
- Change permissions on files and directories
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aqMT9TFj6LPr7ByIm_KAPmr3_7glnlDSCUdezJQVAdQ/edit?usp=sharing
Navigating to a directory and listing the contents
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Searching for hidden files
the file .project_x.txt was found to be the hidden file
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Checking file permissions and amending them as needed project_k.txt grants other users write permissions and we changed the permissions to disallow the write permissions project_m.txt grants group users reading permissions and we changed the permissions to disallow that since it is a restricted file.
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Checking permissions of a hidden file and changing the file as needed
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Changing directory permissions.
We disallowed execute permissions for the group
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