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Latest revision as of 17:09, 12 August 2023
Description
The acl package provides tools for managing Access Control Lists, which are used to define more granular discretionary access rights for files and directories. This test case ensures that the acl utilities (setfacl and getfacl) can set and then retrieve the access control entries for a specific file.
Setup
Ensure that the 
acl
How to test
- Open a terminal.
- Create a test file using the command:
touch testfile. - Set an ACL entry on the file granting read access to user
testuserwith:setfacl -m u:testuser:r testfile. - Retrieve the ACLs for the file using:
getfacl testfile.
Expected Results
- The
setfaclcommand should execute without error. - The output of the
getfacl testfilecommand should include an entry like:user:testuser:r--. - No errors should be encountered during the process.
Optional
Optionally, test additional acl functionalities. For instance, try setting ACLs for groups, removing ACLs using setfacl, or testing with directories and checking inheritance.