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Fundamentals of Linux
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Fundamentals of Linux

by Oliver Pelz
June 2018
Beginner
234 pages
5h 36m
English
Packt Publishing
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setgid

Now, let's learn about the setgid permission. This flag has two different meanings, which is important to know about and should be memorized. When set on a file, it has the same effect as the setuid permission, but here it will execute a command with the rights of the group owner instead of the file owner.

To set the setgid flag on the file, use the number 2 in the chmod command:

The second meaning of the setgid flag is very important and should be memorized because it can be a typical use case. If you set the setgid on a folder instead of a file, every new file, or folder, or subfolder created within this folder will automatically ...

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