Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
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System Security and File
Permissions
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Terms You Need to Understand
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User and group accounts
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The superuser account
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Absolute and symbolic access modes
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The
/var/adm/utmpx
file
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The
/var/adm/wtmpx
file
Concepts You Need to Master
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Restricting and monitoring the superuser account
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Monitoring user activities
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Changing default and existing file permissions
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Changing file ownership