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Permissions for a specific user
Permissions for a specific group
Maximum permissions for named users and groups
Permissions for everyone else
Inherited ACL for new files/directories
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
Access ACL: Defines permissions for a file or directory.
The correct matches: Access ACL applies to files and directories; Default ACL applies to new objects; Mask limits permissions for named users/groups. Common confusions include applying ACLs only to directories or misinterpreting mask as owner permissions.
Answer analysis
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
Access ACL: Defines permissions for a file or directory.
Why this is correct
Access ACL is used to define permissions for any file or directory, not just directories.
Default ACL: Specifies permissions inherited by new objects in a directory.
Why this is correct
Default ACL applies to newly created files and subdirectories within a directory.
Mask: Sets the maximum permissions for named users and groups.
Why this is correct
Mask in ACL restricts the permissions that named users and groups can have, overriding their specific entries.
Access ACL: Applied only to directories.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — Access ACL applies to both files and directories, not only directories.
Default ACL: Controls access to the current directory's contents.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — Default ACL does not affect current access; it only applies to new objects.
Mask: Permissions for the file owner.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect — Mask is not owner permissions; owner permissions are separate.
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