Omar Lopez

Lab 4

IT3440

2/1/2015

1. Consider a file that has been given permissions 777 (owner-rwx,group-rwx,other-rwx), but returns a "permissions denied" when a user attempts to execute it. Explain the most likely reason.
It appears there are control lists on the server configured incorrectly.
2. You are given a scenario where a web server will need to access PDF documents are for customers to view their personal account information only. What mounting option would be:
* tmp : Temporary storage directories for malicious executables
* ext4 - An advanced level of the ext3 filesystem incorporating scalability and reliability enhancements for supporting large filesystems in keeping with increasing disk capacities and state-of-the-art feature requirements.
* ro – Read only will mount the file to the system for reading only.
3. Describe the process to create a quota hard limit of 2Gigs for a user
To configure the quota for a user, execute the command: edquota username. Using the vi editor to change the hard column from 0 200000. Save and quit vi.
4. How do you install quota in Fedora 14? yum install quota
5. Why do you get error about 'cannot remount filesystem mounted'?
Because you are already mounted on that file system and need to mount another filesystem.
6. What is the /etc/fstab file for?
Editing disk quota
7. What is the mount command? Explain.
Fedora 14 mount command is mount -o remount <DIR>
8. What is the