Exam XK0-005 topic 1 question 219 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's XK0-005

Question #: 219
Topic #: 1

The group named support is unable to make changes to the config file. An administrator is reviewing the permissions and sees the following:

$ ls -l config
-rw-rw----. 1 root app 4682 02-15 11:25 config

Which of the following should the administrator execute in order to give the support group access to modify the file while preserving the current ownership?

A. chown :support config
B. setfacl -m g:support:rw- config
C. chmod 664 config
D. chmod g+s config

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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

by BlackSkullz at Aug. 20, 2024, 4:08 a.m.

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Selected Answer: B

Best option is B setfacl -m g:support:rw- config would grant the support group read/write privileges to the file without granting/removing privileges for others or changing the file ownership. (setfacl -m) Specifies that you want to modify the ACL of the file (g:) Specifies that you are adding an ACL for a group (support) Specifies that the group in question is the support group (:rw-) Specifies the permissions being granted to the group, which in this case, is read/write (config) Specifies the file that the ACL is being applied to

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