Task $4.$ Change directory permissions

In this task, you must change the permissions of a directory. First, you$$ll check the group permissions of the $/$home$/$researcher$2/$projects$/$drafts directory and then modify the permissions as required. $($You should be in the projects directory while managing the permissions of its subdirectory drafts.$)$

Only the researcher$2$ user should be allowed to access the drafts directory and its contents. $($This means that only researcher$2$ should have execute privileges.$)$

Check the permissions of the drafts directory and answer the following question.

The command to complete this step:

ls $-$l

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Does the group have permissions set to access the drafts directory and its contents?

Yes

No

Answer: Yes, the group has execute permissions and therefore has access to the drafts directory.

Remove the execute permission for the group from the drafts directory.

The command to complete this step:

chmod g$-$x drafts

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