Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
To be a competent Linux user, among other things, you really need to have an understanding of file permissions.
Who owns the file or directory? Who can read, write, and execute this file or directory? It is a matter of security.
When I was a new developer on my first Linux system, I didn't understand this properly. I just used sudo for everything.
Well in this video, I want to teach this to you in 5 minutes. Tune in!
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:25 Permission groups
00:50 In the Ubuntu terminal
01:09 Read, write, execute
01:26 Reading the permissions example
02:20 File example
02:46 How to change permissions
02:51 chown
03:44 chmod
03:53 Linux scoring system
05:02 Common permissions
05:29 Explore yourself
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To be a competent Linux user, among other things, you really need to have an understanding of file permissions.
Who owns the file or directory? Who can read, write, and execute this file or directory? It is a matter of security.
When I was a new developer on my first Linux system, I didn't understand this properly. I just used sudo for everything.
Well in this video, I want to teach this to you in 5 minutes. Tune in!
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:25 Permission groups
00:50 In the Ubuntu terminal
01:09 Read, write, execute
01:26 Reading the permissions example
02:20 File example
02:46 How to change permissions
02:51 chown
03:44 chmod
03:53 Linux scoring system
05:02 Common permissions
05:29 Explore yourself
Get the cheatsheet - https://travis.media/linux-cheatsheet
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CompTIA Linux+ Complete Course and Exam - geni.us/xcDhHka
Join the Travis Media Community - https://travis.media/community
** Career Path Coding Tracks **
Web Developer - geni.us/jBigBd
Software Engineer - geni.us/AbMxjrX
Machine Learning - geni.us/GporLlT
Python Developer - geni.us/tv2FJBU
DevOps Engineer - geni.us/MgHtJ
** My Coding Blueprints **
Learn to Code Web Developer Blueprint - geni.us/HoswN2
AWS/Python Blueprint - geni.us/yGlFaRe
Both FREE in the Travis Media Community
** I write regularly **
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