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Quiz: Practice: Interpret ACLs

Match the following items to their counterparts in the table.

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user:mary:rx file
getfacl /directory
user::rx file
group:hug:rwx /directory
g::rw /directory
default:m::rx /directory
g::rw file
default:user:mary:rx /directory
  • DescriptionACL operation
    Display ACLs on a directory.
    getfacl /directory
    Named user with read, execute permissions for a file.
    user:mary:rx file
    File owner with read, execute permissions for a file.
    user::rx file
    Read, write permissions for a directory granted to the directory group-owner.
    g::rw /directory
    Read, write permissions for a file granted to the file group-owner.
    g::rw file
    Read, write, execute permissions for a directory granted to a named group.
    group:hug:rwx /directory
    Read, execute permissions set as the default mask.
    default:m::rx /directory
    Named user granted initial read permission for new files and read, execute permission for new subdirectories.
    default:user:mary:rx /directory
  • Revision: rh134-7-63a207e