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Permissions on a typical shared Linux web host

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Mar 15, 20265018 views
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I am trying to understand the file permissions on a typical shared Linux web hosting account. I know how to set rwx permissions for the OWNER GROUP and PUBLIC entities of a file or directory. What isn't very clear to me is, typically where would the access permissions map to? I am guessing that: US…

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You got it pretty much mixed up. ugo is , and - not . Owner is the user, usually holding the most rights. GROUP permissions would affect what a PHP or other script running on the server could do Group permissions don't affect what can be done (read,…

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