System Administration Guide: Security Services

Commands for Viewing and Securing Files

This table describes the commands for monitoring and securing files and directories.

Table 7–1 Commands for Securing Files and Directories

Command 

Description 

Man Page 

ls

Lists the files in a directory and information about the files. 

ls(1)

chown

Changes the ownership of a file. 

chown(1)

chgrp

Changes the group ownership of a file. 

chgrp(1)

chmod

Changes permissions on a file. You can use either symbolic mode, which uses letters and symbols, or absolute mode, which uses octal numbers, to change permissions on a file. 

chmod(1)