What is each group's permissions, and what is the “ranking” of each group (most privileged to least)?
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I'm asking about who inherits permissions from who, along with any additional permissions for the group as well?
For example: "nogroup - no permissions,...(Insert other groups here)..., wheel - inherits from nogroup, (Insert other groups here),...(any "higher up" groups continue on).
ubuntu permissions freebsd group
edited Dec 20 '18 at 7:26
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Mar 2 '16 at 22:22
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I'm asking about who inherits permissions from who, along with any additional permissions for the group as well?
For example: "nogroup - no permissions,...(Insert other groups here)..., wheel - inherits from nogroup, (Insert other groups here),...(any "higher up" groups continue on).
ubuntu permissions freebsd group
edited Dec 20 '18 at 7:26
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
asked Mar 2 '16 at 22:22
superuser1995
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you are confusing groups with privilege elevation. Groups do not inherit right from one another. Users obtain rights of the group that they are a member of and these rights are are generally for file and folder access. I think you have something else on your mind. But unless you can clearly state "rights for what" nobody can help you. Are you interested in sudo rights or something similar ?
– MelBurslan
Mar 2 '16 at 22:33
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I'm asking about who inherits permissions from who, along with any additional permissions for the group as well?
For example: "nogroup - no permissions,...(Insert other groups here)..., wheel - inherits from nogroup, (Insert other groups here),...(any "higher up" groups continue on).
ubuntu permissions freebsd group
edited Dec 20 '18 at 7:26
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
asked Mar 2 '16 at 22:22
superuser1995
31
I'm asking about who inherits permissions from who, along with any additional permissions for the group as well?
For example: "nogroup - no permissions,...(Insert other groups here)..., wheel - inherits from nogroup, (Insert other groups here),...(any "higher up" groups continue on).
ubuntu permissions freebsd group
ubuntu permissions freebsd group
edited Dec 20 '18 at 7:26
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
asked Mar 2 '16 at 22:22
superuser1995
31
edited Dec 20 '18 at 7:26
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
asked Mar 2 '16 at 22:22
superuser1995
31
edited Dec 20 '18 at 7:26
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
edited Dec 20 '18 at 7:26
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
edited Dec 20 '18 at 7:26
Rui F Ribeiro
39k1479130
39k1479130
asked Mar 2 '16 at 22:22
superuser1995
31
asked Mar 2 '16 at 22:22
superuser1995
31
asked Mar 2 '16 at 22:22
superuser1995
31
31
you are confusing groups with privilege elevation. Groups do not inherit right from one another. Users obtain rights of the group that they are a member of and these rights are are generally for file and folder access. I think you have something else on your mind. But unless you can clearly state "rights for what" nobody can help you. Are you interested in sudo rights or something similar ?
– MelBurslan
Mar 2 '16 at 22:33
add a comment |
you are confusing groups with privilege elevation. Groups do not inherit right from one another. Users obtain rights of the group that they are a member of and these rights are are generally for file and folder access. I think you have something else on your mind. But unless you can clearly state "rights for what" nobody can help you. Are you interested in sudo rights or something similar ?
– MelBurslan
Mar 2 '16 at 22:33
you are confusing groups with privilege elevation. Groups do not inherit right from one another. Users obtain rights of the group that they are a member of and these rights are are generally for file and folder access. I think you have something else on your mind. But unless you can clearly state "rights for what" nobody can help you. Are you interested in sudo rights or something similar ?
– MelBurslan
Mar 2 '16 at 22:33
you are confusing groups with privilege elevation. Groups do not inherit right from one another. Users obtain rights of the group that they are a member of and these rights are are generally for file and folder access. I think you have something else on your mind. But unless you can clearly state "rights for what" nobody can help you. Are you interested in sudo rights or something similar ?
– MelBurslan
Mar 2 '16 at 22:33
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There is no ranking or inheritance between groups. All groups are on an equal footing (or to be more precise, mathematically speaking, the privileges of groups are incomparable).
Groups confer privileges indirectly. This happens mainly through file permissions (which make members of a certain group able to access a file, or more rarely unable to access a file). This also happens when programs check group memberships, for example via %group user specifications in the sudo configuration.
answered Mar 3 '16 at 0:13
Gilles
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So, being part of a group will allow you to get those specific permissions (ex: being part of ftp allows you to connect via ftp, sshd group - you can ssh into your box or whatever)? What about the difference between admin and wheel?
– superuser1995
Mar 3 '16 at 5:11
Group names are not standardized, but generally, you don't need to be a member of a group to use SSH or FTP. Thesshdgroup is normally used for internal purposes by the SSH server. I think theftpgroup is usually used for anonymous FTP. Ubuntu has a group calledadminwhose users are allowed to become root viasudo. Thewheelgroup has its own diverse history; there are systems wheresuchecks (user is inwheelOR knows the root password), systems where it checks (user is inwheelAND knows the root password) and systems (e.g. most Linux distros) wherewheelhas no meaning.
– Gilles
Mar 3 '16 at 10:42
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There is no ranking or inheritance between groups. All groups are on an equal footing (or to be more precise, mathematically speaking, the privileges of groups are incomparable).
Groups confer privileges indirectly. This happens mainly through file permissions (which make members of a certain group able to access a file, or more rarely unable to access a file). This also happens when programs check group memberships, for example via %group user specifications in the sudo configuration.
answered Mar 3 '16 at 0:13
Gilles
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So, being part of a group will allow you to get those specific permissions (ex: being part of ftp allows you to connect via ftp, sshd group - you can ssh into your box or whatever)? What about the difference between admin and wheel?
– superuser1995
Mar 3 '16 at 5:11
Group names are not standardized, but generally, you don't need to be a member of a group to use SSH or FTP. Thesshdgroup is normally used for internal purposes by the SSH server. I think theftpgroup is usually used for anonymous FTP. Ubuntu has a group calledadminwhose users are allowed to become root viasudo. Thewheelgroup has its own diverse history; there are systems wheresuchecks (user is inwheelOR knows the root password), systems where it checks (user is inwheelAND knows the root password) and systems (e.g. most Linux distros) wherewheelhas no meaning.
– Gilles
Mar 3 '16 at 10:42
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There is no ranking or inheritance between groups. All groups are on an equal footing (or to be more precise, mathematically speaking, the privileges of groups are incomparable).
Groups confer privileges indirectly. This happens mainly through file permissions (which make members of a certain group able to access a file, or more rarely unable to access a file). This also happens when programs check group memberships, for example via %group user specifications in the sudo configuration.
answered Mar 3 '16 at 0:13
Gilles
528k12810581583
So, being part of a group will allow you to get those specific permissions (ex: being part of ftp allows you to connect via ftp, sshd group - you can ssh into your box or whatever)? What about the difference between admin and wheel?
– superuser1995
Mar 3 '16 at 5:11
Group names are not standardized, but generally, you don't need to be a member of a group to use SSH or FTP. Thesshdgroup is normally used for internal purposes by the SSH server. I think theftpgroup is usually used for anonymous FTP. Ubuntu has a group calledadminwhose users are allowed to become root viasudo. Thewheelgroup has its own diverse history; there are systems wheresuchecks (user is inwheelOR knows the root password), systems where it checks (user is inwheelAND knows the root password) and systems (e.g. most Linux distros) wherewheelhas no meaning.
– Gilles
Mar 3 '16 at 10:42
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There is no ranking or inheritance between groups. All groups are on an equal footing (or to be more precise, mathematically speaking, the privileges of groups are incomparable).
Groups confer privileges indirectly. This happens mainly through file permissions (which make members of a certain group able to access a file, or more rarely unable to access a file). This also happens when programs check group memberships, for example via %group user specifications in the sudo configuration.
answered Mar 3 '16 at 0:13
Gilles
528k12810581583
There is no ranking or inheritance between groups. All groups are on an equal footing (or to be more precise, mathematically speaking, the privileges of groups are incomparable).
Groups confer privileges indirectly. This happens mainly through file permissions (which make members of a certain group able to access a file, or more rarely unable to access a file). This also happens when programs check group memberships, for example via %group user specifications in the sudo configuration.
answered Mar 3 '16 at 0:13
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answered Mar 3 '16 at 0:13
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So, being part of a group will allow you to get those specific permissions (ex: being part of ftp allows you to connect via ftp, sshd group - you can ssh into your box or whatever)? What about the difference between admin and wheel?
– superuser1995
Mar 3 '16 at 5:11
Group names are not standardized, but generally, you don't need to be a member of a group to use SSH or FTP. Thesshdgroup is normally used for internal purposes by the SSH server. I think theftpgroup is usually used for anonymous FTP. Ubuntu has a group calledadminwhose users are allowed to become root viasudo. Thewheelgroup has its own diverse history; there are systems wheresuchecks (user is inwheelOR knows the root password), systems where it checks (user is inwheelAND knows the root password) and systems (e.g. most Linux distros) wherewheelhas no meaning.
– Gilles
Mar 3 '16 at 10:42
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So, being part of a group will allow you to get those specific permissions (ex: being part of ftp allows you to connect via ftp, sshd group - you can ssh into your box or whatever)? What about the difference between admin and wheel?
– superuser1995
Mar 3 '16 at 5:11
Group names are not standardized, but generally, you don't need to be a member of a group to use SSH or FTP. Thesshdgroup is normally used for internal purposes by the SSH server. I think theftpgroup is usually used for anonymous FTP. Ubuntu has a group calledadminwhose users are allowed to become root viasudo. Thewheelgroup has its own diverse history; there are systems wheresuchecks (user is inwheelOR knows the root password), systems where it checks (user is inwheelAND knows the root password) and systems (e.g. most Linux distros) wherewheelhas no meaning.
– Gilles
Mar 3 '16 at 10:42
So, being part of a group will allow you to get those specific permissions (ex: being part of ftp allows you to connect via ftp, sshd group - you can ssh into your box or whatever)? What about the difference between admin and wheel?
– superuser1995
Mar 3 '16 at 5:11
So, being part of a group will allow you to get those specific permissions (ex: being part of ftp allows you to connect via ftp, sshd group - you can ssh into your box or whatever)? What about the difference between admin and wheel?
– superuser1995
Mar 3 '16 at 5:11
Group names are not standardized, but generally, you don't need to be a member of a group to use SSH or FTP. The
sshd group is normally used for internal purposes by the SSH server. I think the ftp group is usually used for anonymous FTP. Ubuntu has a group called admin whose users are allowed to become root via sudo. The wheel group has its own diverse history; there are systems where su checks (user is in wheel OR knows the root password), systems where it checks (user is in wheel AND knows the root password) and systems (e.g. most Linux distros) where wheel has no meaning.– Gilles
Mar 3 '16 at 10:42
Group names are not standardized, but generally, you don't need to be a member of a group to use SSH or FTP. The
sshd group is normally used for internal purposes by the SSH server. I think the ftp group is usually used for anonymous FTP. Ubuntu has a group called admin whose users are allowed to become root via sudo. The wheel group has its own diverse history; there are systems where su checks (user is in wheel OR knows the root password), systems where it checks (user is in wheel AND knows the root password) and systems (e.g. most Linux distros) where wheel has no meaning.– Gilles
Mar 3 '16 at 10:42
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you are confusing groups with privilege elevation. Groups do not inherit right from one another. Users obtain rights of the group that they are a member of and these rights are are generally for file and folder access. I think you have something else on your mind. But unless you can clearly state "rights for what" nobody can help you. Are you interested in sudo rights or something similar ?
– MelBurslan
Mar 2 '16 at 22:33