How to Read Linux Permissions
This is a short write-up on how to read file permissions in Linux.
$ ls -dl /root
drwx------ 8 root root 4096 Dec 17 14:06 /root
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^--file name
| | | | | | | | | | |--last modified time
| | | | | | | | | |--day of month
| | | | | | | | |--name of month *
| | | | | | | |--size
| | | | | | |--group
| | | | | |--owner
| | | | |--number of hard links to this file
| | | |--permission bits for "others" (any user/program)
| | |--permission bits for group
| |--permission bits for owner
|--file type (d=directory)ls -dl
Source:
https://askubuntu.com/users/527764/zanna
Another great article for Linux permissions:
Linux file permissions explained
Understanding Linux file permissions (how to find them, read them, and change them) is an important part of maintaining and securing your systems.
Scott McBrien