a set of permissions associated with every file and directory that determine who can read it, write to it, or execute it Only the owner of the file (or the super-user) can change these permissions
A set of permissions associated with every file and directory that determines who can read it, write to it, or execute it Only the owner of the file (or the super-user) can change these permissions
These determine user access to individual elements The permissions are stored in access control lists (ACLs), along with user and state information See also access control list