System Administration Guide

ACL Entries for Directories

In addition to the ACL entries described in Table 51-9, you can set default ACL entries on a directory that will apply to files created within the directory. Files created in a directory that has default ACL entries will have the same ACL entries as the default ACL entries. Table 51-10 lists the default ACL entries for directories.

When you set default ACL entries for specific users and groups on a directory for the first time, you must also set default ACL entries for the owner, owner's group, others, and the mask (these are required and are the first four default ACL entries in Table 51-10).

Table 51-10 Default ACL Entries for Directories


Default ACL Entry	Meaning
d[efault]:u[ser]::`perms`	Default owner's permissions.
d[efault]:g[roup]::`perms`	Default permissions for the owner's group.
d[efault]:o[ther]:`perms`	Default permissions for users other than the owner or members of the owner's group.
d[efault]:m[ask]:`perms`	Default ACL mask.
d[efault]:u[ser]:`uid`:`perms`	Default permissions for a specific user.
d[efault]:g[roup]:`gid`:`perms`	Default permissions for a specific group.