System Administration Guide: Security Services

Restricting Access to Data in Files

Because the Solaris OS is a multiuser environment, file system security is the most basic security risk on a system. You can use traditional UNIX file protections to protect your files. You can also use the more secure access control lists (ACLs).

You might want to allow some users to read some files, and give other users permission to change or delete some files. You might have some data that you do not want anyone else to see. Chapter 7, Controlling Access to Files (Tasks) discusses how to set file permissions.