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i got one user with name 'JACK' i create one group for this user with the name 'GOODACCESS', i want to only user from this group read only 2 folder.

i try chown :goodaccess /goodaccess

when i do this command, any user for any groups can read this foulder, how can i do to this folder be ready only for the user on this group?

Thanks!

Hi,
If you need the above stated functionality you need to perform the following steps:
1) Create a common directory in / Ex: mkdir /commondirectory

Note the permissions of this directory like drwxrwx--- .........
i.e the others should not have any permissions.
2) Change the group of /commondirectory using chgrp command

chgrp GOODACCESS /commondirectory
After executing this command the group ownership will be changed to GOODACCESS

3) login as jack user and create a file in /commondirectory

example : touch /commondirectory/file1
4)check the permissions of file1 by typing
ls -l file1
Now you want others i.e member of the group to access this file so change the group ownership of the file file1

chgrp GOODACCESS /commondirectory/file1
After executing this command the file1 group ownership will be chaged to GOODACCESS.
ls -l file1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 jack GOODACCESS 35 Dec 23 18:23 file1

finally any user who is present in this group can read and write into this file.

Hope this helps

chown user:group -R file or directory


the user will be the owner ,
regards
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