Ubuntu, like other Linux distributions, restricts access to files and system settings by default. Each user account has read and write access to its own files and read access to some system files.

Figuring out the Linux file system took some time, but once it clicked, everything got way easier. Now, moving around, managing files, and setting permissions feels second nature.

As someone who has traveled the bug-riddled Linux road countless times, let me tell you that invoking root-level access for ...

Auditing Tools: Explore tools like auditd and configuring syslog for effective auditing of user activities. Conclusion Mastering user account and permission management is a linchpin in fortifying your ...

Linux has made it possible for admins and users to get fairly granular with file and folder permissions. This guide will examine both methods of setting permissions.

Viewing the content of files and examining access permissions and such are very different options. This post examines a number of ways to look at files on Linux.

So I've got a number of Linux systems (mostly RHEL and CentOS 6.5, some *buntu) mounting some NFS exports from an Isilon box, which runs BSD. One subset of my users have complained about new files ...