Apple Training Series: Mac OS X System Administration Reference, Volume 1

Lesson 27. File Permissions and Flags

Time

This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Goals

Learn how file modes other than read and write can be used to implement file usage policies Set and remove execute permissions on a script or program, and understand that the program cannot be run without the execute bit set Set and remove execute (search) permission on a folder, and demonstrate the effect on a user’s ability to list the contents of that folder Use chmod to set the sticky bit on a folder, and understand that a user cannot delete or rename files owned by others in that folder Use chflags to set flags Understand what a umask is and what role it has in setting permissions policy for new files

By now you have learned ...