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Access Control Lists in Linux
Access Control Lists in Linux
This chapter provides a brief summary of the background and functions
of POSIX ACLs for Linux file systems. Learn how the traditional permis-
sion concept for file system objects can be expanded with the help of ACLs
(access control lists) and which advantages this concept provides.
27.1 Advantages of ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 696
27.2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697
27.3 Handling ACLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697
27.4 Support by Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 706