LPI Linux Essentials (010-160)
Domain 5Objective 3
5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership (weight: 2) LINUX-ESSENTIALS Practice Questions (Page 4)
Part of the Topic 5: Security and File Permissions domain, which makes up ~17% of our current practice bank. Linux Professional Institute does not publish an official question count, but from its 60-minute exam (~25–40 total, ~4–7 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 22 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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Questions 16–20
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Which chmod command adds execute permission for the owner and group of a file?
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A system administrator needs to set up a directory `/srv/upload` where: 1) files uploaded by users should be owned by the `upload` group, 2) users should not be able to delete files they do not own, and 3) the directory should be fully accessible by the owner and group. Which command sets these permissions?
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Which statement about file ownership is correct?
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A file `script.sh` has permissions `-rwxr-xr-x`. The administrator wants to remove execute permission for others. Which chmod command achieves this?
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What is the primary purpose of the setuid (set user ID) special permission on an executable file?
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