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Securing Unix

Filesystem permissions are the fundamental means of controlling users' access to operating system resources. We will therefore begin with a discussion of Unix's filesystem and its permissions. Although some of this material may seem elementary to system administrators and experienced users, it is absolutely essential to a thorough understanding of controlling security by managing filesystem permissions.

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