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Prabal Dutta
633 PointsUnderstanding the group permission?
In the video, 1.54 time elapse the permission are -rw-r------ mike treehouse 427 OCT etc..
Now you are saying Mike is read only but mike here is the user which has (rw-). Also changing the group to mike:mike which will change the group from treehouse to mike. On changing, you are saying it has write mode but group permission is (r--). I am not sure how this is working?
2 Answers
Sarah Bradberry
7,115 PointsIt's only -rw for the user who owns the file. So in the video when the user is changed, he's not the owner of the file any more, which is why it becomes read only.
I think that's the way it was. I watched that particular video a while ago.
Prabal Dutta
633 PointsI am not sure if I understood you correct. If you notice the permissions while changing the user remains the same. The permission of treehouse is the same of mike.
Sarah Bradberry
7,115 PointsSorry, I don't think I explained very well. The permissions for the file will look the same but after changing the user you're no longer the file owner, you are now part of the group. Changing the group will then change you from group to "other"
Sarah Bradberry
7,115 PointsI just wanted to add the permissions on the file will always look the same no matter which user is logged in, or which group they belong to.