Users, groups and permissions - page 3

Now we've had a good look at the theory of users, groups and permissions, we can concentrate on applying this to our server.

We'll create files and folders and see what permissions have been applied and how to change them.

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Users, groups and permissions - page 2

Carrying on from the users and groups discussion on page 1, this article introduces permissions, what they are and in what way they apply.

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Users, groups and permissions - page 1

One of the concepts many people struggle with is that of users, groups and permissions. It's not only people migrating from a Windows OS but many people who already use Linux and Macs.

These concepts are the building blocks of the Linux OS and are the key-stone for all security measures on your VPS and server.

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