directory permissions

kothai01 · June 2017

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 · July 2017

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:

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

If you still want information on Selinux for beginners visit:

Hope this helps.

Thank You

Clarence

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