Hi there,
I have just installed CentOS 6 for test and found that there is a difference on the bash shell; I see that there's an extra "dot" at the end of the ACL:
For example: rw-r--r--. , what does it mean for that "dot" ?
Thanks in advanced
what is that "dot" means?
what is that "dot" means?
It means that the file has a SElinux context. Use "ls -Z" to see the actual SElinux context values. It's documented on the "info" file for GNU coreutils: http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/What-information-is-listed.html#What-information-is-listed
The relevant quote:[quote]Following the file mode bits is a single character that specifies whether an alternate access method such as an access control list applies to the file. When the character following the file mode bits is a space, there is no alternate access method. When it is a printing character, then there is such a method.
GNU ls uses a . character to indicate a file with an SELinux security context, but no other alternate access method.
A file with any other combination of alternate access methods is marked with a + character. [/quote]
The relevant quote:[quote]Following the file mode bits is a single character that specifies whether an alternate access method such as an access control list applies to the file. When the character following the file mode bits is a space, there is no alternate access method. When it is a printing character, then there is such a method.
GNU ls uses a . character to indicate a file with an SELinux security context, but no other alternate access method.
A file with any other combination of alternate access methods is marked with a + character. [/quote]