ACL ACL File System & OS Permissions 1

Question 1

In POSIX-based systems, which command displays the Access Control List entries for a file?

Accepted Answer

getfacl

Answer

chmod

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chown

Answer

ls -l

Question 2

What does NTFS stand for in the context of Windows file system security?

Accepted Answer

New Technology File System

Answer

Network Transfer File System

Answer

Native Text File Standard

Answer

Network Time File Server

Question 3

In Windows NTFS, which permission level grants read, write, and delete rights but excludes the ability to change permissions or take ownership?

Accepted Answer

Modify

Answer

Full Control

Answer

Write

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Read & Execute

Question 4

Which Linux command sets an ACL entry granting user 'john' read and write access to a file?

Accepted Answer

setfacl -m u:john:rw file.txt

Answer

chmod u+rw john file.txt

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chown john:rw file.txt

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acl -set john:rw file.txt

Question 5

What is the 'mask' entry in a POSIX ACL?

Accepted Answer

The maximum effective permissions for named users, groups, and other ACL entries

Answer

A default permission applied to all new files

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A permissions filter applied only to the file owner

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An inherited permission from the parent directory

Question 6

Which Windows interface provides a GUI to manage NTFS file and folder permissions?

Accepted Answer

File Explorer Properties > Security tab

Answer

Task Manager

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Registry Editor

Answer

Device Manager