System Administration Guide: Security Services

ACL Entries for UFS Files

The following table lists the valid ACL entries that you might use when setting ACLs on files. The first three ACL entries provide the basic UNIX file protection.

Table 6–7 ACL Entries for UFS Files

ACL Entry 

Description 

u[ser]::perms

File owner permissions. 

g[roup]::perms

File group permissions. 

o[ther]:perms

Permissions for users other than the file owner or members of the file group. 

m[ask]:perms

The ACL mask. The mask entry indicates the maximum permissions that are allowed for users (other than the owner) and for groups. The mask is a quick way to change permissions on all the users and groups. 

For example, the mask:r-- mask entry indicates that users and groups cannot have more than read permissions, even though their accounts state that they have write and execute permissions.

u[ser]:uid:perms

Permissions for a specific user. For uid, you can specify either a user name or a numeric UID.

g[roup]:gid:perms

Permissions for a specific group. For gid, you can specify either a group name or a numeric GID.