I found some Linux files, and when I type ls -lah
, it outputs this permissions format:
...
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root
...
-rw-rw-r--. 1 root root
...
I would like to know what is a meaning of dot (-rw-rw-r--.) at end of permissions format?
From info coreutils 'ls invocation'
under Linux
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.
From GNU.org under what information is listed:
GNU ls uses a ‘.’ character to indicate a file with a SELinux security context, but no other alternate access method.
This basically implies that the file has an Access Control List (ACL) with SELinux. You can set or delete ACL association for a file by using the setfacl
command
According to the Filesystem permissions wiki page, the dot indicates a SELinux context is present.