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Question 12. CSCD240-E1-B

Change owner AND group of /opt/app/runner to svc_app:svc_app in ONE command.

Work the drill

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

Ideal answer
chown svc_app:svc_app /opt/app/runner
Acceptable alternatives: ["chown svc_app.svc_app /opt/app/runner"]

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.

chown svc_app /opt/app/runner; chgrp svc_app /opt/app/runner
Misconception. Two commands when one suffices.
Remedy. Teach chown USER:GROUP syntax.
chown --owner svc_app --group svc_app /opt/app/runner
Misconception. Those flags do not exist in chown.
Remedy. Use the colon form.

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DCWF tasks: T0144
KU outcomes: CD-OSC-O4CO-M9-O2

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Lectures

  • CSCD240-S26-L06. Permissions part 2: chmod octal + symbolic, directory x bit