Assignment $2$

Red Hat Linux Practical Assignment

Instructions: Complete the following tasks in sequence. Each task builds on the previous one, so be sure to save your work as needed. Use the appropriate commands and tools.

Task $1$: Create a Directory Structure

$$ Create a directory structure inside your home directory called project. Inside project, create two subdirectories: logs and data. Use absolute paths.

Task $2$: Create Files with Initial Data

$$ Inside the data subdirectory, create two files: file$1.$txt and file$2.$txt Use the touch command.

$$ Add the following text to each file:

o file$1.$txt: $$Hello$,$ this is file$1.$

o file$2.$txt: $$This is file$2.$

Task $3$: Display File Contents

$$ Display the first two lines of file$1.$txt and the last line of file$2.$txt using the head and tail commands.

$$ Hint: Redirect output to the terminal without modifying the files.

Task $4$: Move Files

$$ Move file$1.$txt and file$2.$txt to the logs directory using a relative path.

Task $5$: Set Permissions

$$ Change the permissions of file$1.$txt to allow only the file owner to read and write, but deny execution. Ensure no group or others have any permissions.

$$ Set file$2.$txt so that anyone $($owner$,$ group, others$)$ can read the file, but only the owner can write to it$.$

Task $6$: Create a New User and Group

$$ Create a new user called project$\_$user and a group called project$\_$group.

$$ Add project$\_$user to project$\_$group and set their default shell to $/$bin$/$bash$.$

Task $7$: Change File Ownership and Set Special Permissions

$$ Change the ownership of logs and everything inside it to project$\_$user and project$\_$group.

$$ Set the logs directory so that new files created inside it inherit the group ownership $($setgid$).$

$$ Hint: Use chown and chmod with special permissions.

Task $8$: Use File Globbing to Search Files

$$ Use file globbing to list all $.$txt files in the logs directory.

$$ Then, use grep to search for the word $$file$$ in all $.$txt files in logs$.$

$$ Hint: Use wildcards and relative paths.

Task $9$: Default Permissions with umask

$$ Check your current umask value and record it$.$

$$ Change the umask value so that all new files created by project$\_$user in logs have the default permission rw$-$r$-----(640).$

Task $10$: Submit Project

Submit the project$\_$backup directory by providing a screenshot showing the file structure and permissions inside project$\_$backup.