Question 6

GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME) is a graphical user interface (GUI) and set of computer desktop applications for users of the Linux operating system. It's intended to make a Linux operating system easy to use for non-programmers and generally corresponds to the Windows desktop interface and its most common set of applications.

(a) Determine how to set file and directory permissions using chown and chmod.

(10 marks)

(b) Identify the contents of /etc/paasswd file.

(5 marks)

(c) A manual page (man page) is an online software documentation, serving as content for the manual system (man system), for an entity typically encountered in a Unix-like operating system. Find any TEN (10) sections of a man page.

(10 marks)

[25 Mark]