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| Newer page: | version 4 | Last edited on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 11:34:07 am | by JeeKay | Revert |
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@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
This is an impossible scenario with classic owner/group/others permissions. You can't have two groups that need two different permissions. With ACLs you can!
!!Requirements
-The basics for using ACLs on ext2/3 partitions is
:
+The basics for using ACLs on ext2/3 partitions are
:
* Having a patched kernel to allow it
* Having the ACL utilities
* Having a slightly modified version of fileutils.
@@ -36,4 +36,12 @@
cyan /# setfacl -m u:rgh:rwx tmp
setfacl: tmp: Operation not supported
So, make sure (acl) is in the options list.
+
+!!!ACL Basics
+
+An ACL for use with the command line looks like [gu]:<group|user>:perms.
+So, to give group `techies' rwx access to /techies, you would type:
+ setfacl -m g:techies:rwx /techies
+
+The -m just means you are modifying the ACL directly from the command line, as opposed to from stdin later. man setfacl reveals all!
