How to Set /Change Permissions to Files and Directories on Linux Mint 18 Sarah Shell

Linux Mint Setting Permissions on File System

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-step How to Set or Change the File/Directory Permissions on Linux Mint 18 Sarah Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktops.

To Follow the Tutorial You will Need to have a Little Practice to Work on the Mint Linux Console Terminal Command Line.

Included in the Article Links to Guides on Getting-Started with Command Line on Linux Mint and to Setting Ownership over Linux Mint File System.

1. First Open a Command Line Terminal Console Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   Mate:
   
   Cinnamon:
   
   KDE:
   
   Xfce:
   





2. How to Quick-Start with Command Line on Mint Linux:

   Mint Console Quick-Start

   Getting-Started with Terminal on Mint.





3. Who Can Change File’s Permissions?

   • You Can Freely Change Permissions over Files/Directories Your User’s Hold.
   • But you need Admin Super User Powers to Change Permissions on Entities he Do Not Hold!





4. Setting Up Permissions on Files and Directories

   Basic Building Blocks for the Permission Command

   Ownership Types:

   • Use ‘u‘ to Setup Permissions for the User Owner
   • Use ‘g‘ to Setup Permissions for the Group Owner
   • Use ‘u+g‘ to Setup Permissions for the User and Group Owner
   • Use ‘a‘ to Setup Permissions for All (World)
   • Use ‘o‘ for Revoking Actual Permissions and Giving Permissions to the Others (the Before Disabled ones)

   Permission Types:

   • Use ‘x‘ to Setup Execution Permission
   • Use ‘w‘ to Setup Write/Delete Permission
   • Use ‘r‘ to Setup Read Permission

   Giving/Removing Permissions:

   • Use ‘+‘ to Give Permission
   • Use ‘–‘ to Remove Permission

   Generic Permission Command Form:

   chmod ownershipSubject[+/-]r/w/x [myEntity]

   For Instance :

   mkdir $HOME/world

   To Give ‘All’ (read,write/delete,execute) Permissions on the ‘world’ Directory to ‘Everybody’:

   chmod a+rwx $HOME/world

   (Normally Take Care Before to Open a Directory to the World Because this Can Compromise Your System Security!)
   Now to Check Permissions Setup:

   ls -l $HOME

   To Remove the ‘Write/Delete’ Permission to the ‘World’:

   chmod a-w $HOME/world

   To Give the ‘Write/Delete’ Permission the ‘world’ Only to the Owner:

   chmod u+w $HOME/world

   To Give the ‘Write/Delete’ Permission the ‘world’ Also to the Owner’s Group:

   chmod g+w $HOME/world

   To Remove the ‘Execution’ Permission to the ‘World’:

   chmod a-x $HOME/world

   To Give the ‘Execution’ Permission to the ‘world’ to the Owner:

   chmod u+x $HOME/world

   To Give the ‘Execution’ Permission to the ‘world’ Also to the Owner’s Group:

   chmod g+x $HOME/world

   (After Only You and Your Group will be Able to Access the ‘world’ Directory Directory on Shell!)

5. How to Set Ownership on Linux Mint File System:

   Mint Setting Ownership Quick-Start

   Setting Up Ownership on Mint.

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