Commands for File System Security (System Administration Guide: Security Services)

System Administration Guide: Security Services

Commands for File System Security

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

Table 14–1 Commands for File System Security


Command	Description	Man Page
`ls`	Lists the files in a directory and information about them.	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 (letters and symbols) or absolute mode (octal numbers) to change permissions on a file.	chmod(1)