Linux File Permissions & chmod

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About Course

Understand who can read, change and run files on Linux and other Unix-like systems. This course explains owner, group and other permissions, how read, write and execute work for files and directories, reading ls -l output, changing permissions with chmod in symbolic and numeric form, ownership with chown, and secure habits.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. This course is general skills training based on official documentation. It is not an accredited qualification. Software behaviour can change between versions, so check the official documentation for the version you use.

What Will You Learn?

  • Read permission strings such as -rwxr-xr-- from ls -l Explain read, write and execute for files and directories Change permissions with chmod using symbolic and octal modes Apply least privilege and avoid dangerous settings such as 777

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Owners, groups and others
  • Reading ls -l output
  • Changing permissions with chmod
  • Ownership, special bits and secure habits

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

Final Assessment

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