LPI 702-100 Exam - Topic 4 Question 30 Discussion

Actual exam question for LPI's 702-100 exam

Question #: 30
Topic #: 4

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Given the following listing

-rw-r---r--- 1 root whee1 15254 Nov 13 08:55 bobsfile

How can the superuser grant the user bob write permission to this file?

Achgrp bob bobsfile

Bchown bob:bob bobsfile

Cchmod +x bobsfile

Dchperm 664 bobsfile

Evipw -u bob bobsfile

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Suggested Answer: A

by Theron at Oct 24, 2024, 06:16 PM

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Sheridan

3 months ago

I’m surprised there’s no direct chmod option for user permissions!

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Ethan

3 months ago

Definitely not C, that just adds execute permission.

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Leota

3 months ago

Wait, can you really use chperm? That sounds off.

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Gary

4 months ago

I think A could work too, but not for write access.

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Frederic

4 months ago

Option B is the right choice!

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Annelle

4 months ago

Chgrp seems off for this, but I feel like I might have seen chown used in a similar context before.

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Cyril

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I think chmod is the right command, but I don't remember the exact syntax for adding write permission.

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Lashawna

4 months ago

I remember something about chown, but I can't recall if it actually grants write permission or just changes ownership.

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Annmarie

5 months ago

I think we need to change the permissions, but I'm not sure if it's chmod or something else.

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Diego

5 months ago

Ah, I've got it! The correct answer is to use the chown command to change the owner and group of the file to bob.

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Evan

5 months ago

I've seen questions like this before. I think the answer is to use the chown command to change the owner of the file to bob.

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Germaine

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the different options. I'm not sure if changing the group or the permissions is the right approach here.

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Lachelle

5 months ago

Okay, let me see... I think the key here is to change the owner of the file to the user bob. That should give bob write access.

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Justine

5 months ago

Hmm, this looks like a permissions question. I'll need to think carefully about the different commands and how they affect file ownership and permissions.

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Scot

1 year ago

E) vipw -u bob bobsfile? More like 'vipw -u dumb bob' amirite? B is the winner!

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Terrilyn

1 year ago

B is the winner!

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Herschel

1 year ago

E) vipw -u dumb bob

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Anissa

1 year ago

B) chown bob:bob bobsfile

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Olive

1 year ago

E) vipw -u bob bobsfile

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Latonia

1 year ago

D) chperm 664 bobsfile

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Rossana

1 year ago

C) chmod +x bobsfile

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Maile

1 year ago

B) chown bob:bob bobsfile

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Leigha

1 year ago

A) chgrp bob bobsfile

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Jaleesa

1 year ago

I guess option A) chgrp bob bobsfile would work if bob was a group, but then he'd have to share the file with the 'whee1' group. Ain't nobody got time for that!

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