short_answer easy Remember permissions 2 points

Question 5. CSCD240-E1-B

First symbol - on /usr/bin/passwd means what?

Work the drill

Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.

Ideal answer

Regular file.

Misconception bank

Each row below is a plausible wrong answer, the thinking that produces it, and the remedy that corrects the misconception. These are the foundation of the multiple-choice framing and the targeted feedback a student receives after answering.

Setuid file

Misconception. Partial — setuid is a separate bit (the s in position 4).

Remedy. Separate type char (pos 1) from permission bits (pos 2-10).

Authority mappings

Hover any chip for the mapping justification; click to open the authority record.

DCWF roles: IT-451 System Administrator

DCWF tasks: T0144

KU outcomes: CD-OSC-O3 CO-M3-O1

O*NET tasks: SOC 15-1212.00: task 6 SOC 15-1212.00: task 7 SOC 15-1244.00: task 1 SOC 15-1244.00: task 2

NCAE errors: SMB Login / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno.SMB Read / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno .WWW Content / failure: Failed to connect to hostWWW Content / timeout: TimeoutWWW Content / failure: Website cannot be reachedSMB Read / partial: SMB operation failed: Failed .SMB Login / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno.SMB Read / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno .SMB Login / failure: SMB connection failed: proto.

Course-artifact links

Lectures

CSCD240-S26-L05. Permissions part 1: ls -l anatomy, rwx, file types

Lab questions

CSCD240-S26-LAB3: Given 5 ls -l lines, identify file type, owner/group/other perms.