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Summary

In this chapter, you learned:

  • ACLs provide fine-grained access control to files and directories.

  • The getfacl command displays the ACLs on a file or directory.

  • The setfacl command sets, modifies, and removes default and standard ACLs on files and directories.

  • Use default ACLs for controlling new files and directories permissions.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux uses systemd and udev to apply predefined ACLs on devices, folders, and files.

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