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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?
Suggested Answer: A
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37 comments · newest first
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Sheridan
11 months ago
I’m surprised there’s no direct chmod option for user permissions!
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Ethan
11 months ago
Definitely not C, that just adds execute permission.
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Leota
11 months ago
Wait, can you really use chperm? That sounds off.
GA
Gary
12 months ago
I think A could work too, but not for write access.
FR
Frederic
12 months ago
Option B is the right choice!
AN
Annelle
12 months ago
Chgrp seems off for this, but I feel like I might have seen chown used in a similar context before.
CY
Cyril
1 year 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.
LA
Lashawna
1 year ago
I remember something about chown, but I can't recall if it actually grants write permission or just changes ownership.
AN
Annmarie
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year 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.
JU
Justine
1 year 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.
SC
Scot
2 years ago
E) vipw -u bob bobsfile? More like 'vipw -u dumb bob' amirite? B is the winner!
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Terrilyn
2 years ago
B is the winner!
HE
Herschel
2 years ago
E) vipw -u dumb bob
AN
Anissa
2 years ago
B) chown bob:bob bobsfile
OL
Olive
2 years ago
E) vipw -u bob bobsfile
LA
Latonia
2 years ago
D) chperm 664 bobsfile
RO
Rossana
2 years ago
C) chmod +x bobsfile
MA
Maile
2 years ago
B) chown bob:bob bobsfile
LE
Leigha
2 years ago
A) chgrp bob bobsfile
JA
Jaleesa
2 years 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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Wendell
2 years ago
I'm not even going to bother with D) chperm 664 bobsfile - that's not a real command. B is the only logical choice.
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Lisandra
2 years ago
Hmm, E) vipw -u bob bobsfile sounds like it's trying to edit the system's password file, which is not what we want here. B is the way to go.
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Danica
2 years ago
I tried option C) chmod +x bobsfile, but that just added execute permission, not write permission. Definitely going with B!
DO
Dominga
2 years ago
Good choice! Option B is the correct answer.
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Chau
2 years ago
Option B) chown bob:bob bobsfile will grant user bob write permission to the file.
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Kristeen
2 years ago
Option C) chmod +x bobsfile only adds execute permission, not write permission.
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Gladys
2 years ago
B) chown bob:bob bobsfile is the correct answer. We need to change the owner of the file to the user bob to grant write permission.
SU
Sueann
2 years ago
D) chperm 664 bobsfile
TR
Trina
2 years ago
C) chmod +x bobsfile
WE
Weldon
2 years ago
B) chown bob:bob bobsfile
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Felicitas
2 years ago
A) chgrp bob bobsfile
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Dulce
2 years ago
I agree with Teri, using chown to change the owner of the file to Dulce will give him write permission.
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Teri
2 years ago
I think the superuser should use option B) chown bob:bob bobsfile to grant write permission to bob.