how linux permissions work
Posted: Sat May 27, 2023 10:38 am
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fmask and dmask are mount options for the FAT filesystem, based on fstab.
They are used to define permissions (umask sets them to both files and directories, while fmask only applies to files and dmask to directories).
The masks are NOT the permissions of the file, they are used to get the permissions you want. In addition, masks can't add any permissions, they only limit what permissions a file or a directory can have.
The umask is the default for files and folders, if you want to customize files and folders’s permissions you should use fmask and dmask same use as the umask.
The mask permissions are not like the octal permission codes passed to the chmod command, however this table is really helpful understanding how the masks permissions work :
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
r + + + + - - - -
w + + - - + + - -
x + - + - + - + -
It works as the normal octal permissions but subtracted from 7, and use the absolute value. for instance if you want to set the permissions to 0777 you will need to set it 0000 in the umask (e.g. umask=0000), if you want to set it to 0755 you will set it to 0022 :
The first character represents that its an octal permissions
The second is for the owner
The third is the group
The fourth is for other, i.e any other user
fmask and dmask are mount options for the FAT filesystem, based on fstab.
They are used to define permissions (umask sets them to both files and directories, while fmask only applies to files and dmask to directories).
The masks are NOT the permissions of the file, they are used to get the permissions you want. In addition, masks can't add any permissions, they only limit what permissions a file or a directory can have.
The umask is the default for files and folders, if you want to customize files and folders’s permissions you should use fmask and dmask same use as the umask.
The mask permissions are not like the octal permission codes passed to the chmod command, however this table is really helpful understanding how the masks permissions work :
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
r + + + + - - - -
w + + - - + + - -
x + - + - + - + -
It works as the normal octal permissions but subtracted from 7, and use the absolute value. for instance if you want to set the permissions to 0777 you will need to set it 0000 in the umask (e.g. umask=0000), if you want to set it to 0755 you will set it to 0022 :
The first character represents that its an octal permissions
The second is for the owner
The third is the group
The fourth is for other, i.e any other user