directory permissions

kothai01

Hi,

In one of the directories in the server in root, i see the permission as "drwxr-xr-x.", what does the dot at the end mean.

 

Thanks,

Guna

Clarence_Online

Hi Guna, the directory you are talking about has Selinux permissions enabled that is why there is a dot at the end of the permission string.

Selinux (Security Enhanced Linux) is an advanced type of permission developed by the NSA and RedHat.

A question about Selinux has been asked on this forum here:

https://www.linux.com/answers/what-selinux-and-how-does-it-work

Or you can visit this Wikipedia page for more on Selinux.

If you still want information on Selinux for beginners visit:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/an-introduction-to-selinux-on-centos-7-part-1-basic-concepts

Hope this helps.

Thank You 

Clarence