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Repair shared-directory permissions

Translate access requirements into ownership, modes, special permission bits, and an inherited access ACL.

Estimated11 min
DifficultyIntermediate
Points12
Scenario brief

The analytics team shares /srv/reports. Members of group analysts must create and edit files, new files should inherit the group, and users must not delete files owned by teammates.

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Mapped to CompTIA XK0-006 objectives · Internal validation 2026-08-12 · Original ITForMe practice mapped to published objectives; not an official exam question. A named independent subject-matter expert has not yet verified the question and answer key.

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3.3Given a scenario, apply operating system (OS) hardening techniques on a Linux system.
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Method: Mapped to XK0-006 OS-hardening permissions; ownership, octal mode, setgid, sticky-bit, and default ACL behavior reviewed.

Current-profile check: 2026-08-12 · Next review due 2027-02-08

01

Inspect the evidence

Use only the information provided to complete the tasks.

Current state

code
$ ls -ld /srv/reports
drwxrwxrwx 4 root root 4096 Aug 12 09:10 /srv/reports

$ id maya
uid=1104(maya) gid=1104(maya) groups=1104(maya),1200(analysts)
02

Complete the response

Partial credit is available for matching, ordering, and multi-select tasks.

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01
linux cli

Use the training shell to inspect and repair /srv/reports. Leave it assigned to analysts, collaborative but closed to others, inheriting the group and an analysts rwX default ACL, with teammate files protected from deletion.

9 pts
files-03Permissions and ACL repair
Browser shell
This is an isolated Linux training shell. Commands change only the published scenario state.
Need a hint?

Inspect the current files, permissions, logs, or service state before changing anything; use help to review the bounded command set.

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Make the smallest state change supported by the evidence, then rerun the relevant checks to verify the result.

02
matching

Match each resulting directory control to the reason it is needed.

3 pts
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Start with the row and choice that have the most distinctive purpose, then use that pair to narrow the rest.

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For each remaining pair, explain the relationship in one sentence before selecting it.

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