April 2016
Beginner to intermediate
276 pages
5h 32m
English
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Chapter 3. Local Filesystem Security
In this chapter, we will discuss the following:
- Viewing file and directory details using the ls command
- Changing the file permissions using the chmod command
- Implementing access control list (ACL)
- File handling using the mv command (moving and renaming)
- Install and configure a basic LDAP server on Ubuntu
Viewing file and directory details using the ls command
The ls command is used to list files in a directory, and it is similar to the dir command in DOS. This command can be used with various parameters to give different results.
Getting ready
Since the ls command is a built-in command of Linux, we don't need to install anything else to use it.
How to do it…
Now, let's take a look at how we can use ls in different ways ...