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chmodIn Unix and Unix-like operating systems, is the command and system call used to change the access permissions and the special mode flags (the setuid, setgid, and sticky flags) of file system objects (files and directories).
chgrpnoun
chownThe command , an abbreviation of change owner, is used on Unix and Unix-like operating systems to change the owner of file system files and directories.
sudonoun(computing) A Unix command that allows a user to run a program with the security privileges of another user.
chrootverb(computing, Unix) To change the apparent root directory for a running process, affecting whether or not it can access certain files etc.
file-system permissionsMost file systems include attributes of files and directories that control the ability of users to read, change, navigate, and execute the contents of the file system.
extended file attributesfile system features that enable users to associate computer files with metadata not interpreted by the filesystem, whereas regular attributes have a purpose strictly defined by the filesystem (such as permissions or records of creation and modification times).
runasIn computing, runas (a compound word, from “run as”) is a command in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems that allows a user to run specific tools and programs under a different username to the one that was used to logon to a computer interactively.
sticky bitnoun(computing) A flag applied to an inode, formerly indicating that an executable program should be kept in memory after it terminates, but on modern systems used to determine which users can rename or delete the files in a directory.
sysctlsysctl is a software mechanism in some Unix-like operating systems that reads and modifies the attributes of the system kernel such as its version number, maximum limits, and security settings.
caclsIn Microsoft Windows, cacls, and its replacement icacls, are native command-line utilities that can display and modify the security descriptors on files and folders.
filesystem in userspacea software interface for Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems that lets non-privileged users create their own file systems without editing kernel code.
privilege escalationnoun(computer security) The use of an exploit to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
mkdirThe mkdir (make directory) command in the Unix, DOS, DR FlexOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows, and ReactOS operating systems is used to make a new directory.
unix shellA Unix shell is a command-line interpreter or shell that provides a command line user interface for Unix-like operating systems.
procfsThe proc filesystem (procfs) is a special filesystem in Unix-like operating systems that presents information about processes and other system information in a hierarchical file-like structure, providing a more convenient and standardized method for dynamically accessing process data held in the kernel than traditional tracing methods or direct access to kernel memory.
system security services daemonsoftware originally developed for the Linux operating system that provides a set of daemons to manage access to remote directory services and authentication mechanisms.
executablenoun(computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing.
file attributeFile attributes are a type of metadata that describe and may modify how files and/or directories in a filesystem behave.
binfmt miscbinfmt_misc (Miscellaneous Binary Format) is a capability of the Linux kernel which allows arbitrary executable file formats to be recognized and passed to certain user space applications, such as emulators and virtual machines.

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