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Daily Linux Forensics Trivia #9 - Describe how file permissions are stored in the inode for EXT and XFS.

Sep 14, 2022 · 1:08 PM UTC

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From the early days of Unix file systems, permissions are stored in a packed two-byte field. The upper four bits are the file type. The remaining twelve bits track set-UID, set-GID, "sticky", and then "rwx" perms for owner, group, and other.
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