Create a Collaborative Directory

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Create a Collaborative Directory

In this hands-on lab, you are responsible for creating a directory to be used as a shared resource by the `devops` team. You will create a new local group, a local user account, and update the new group membership. Next, you will create a new directory and configure the permissions and ownership so it can only be accessed and used by the team. The last step will be to validate access to the directory using the account of a user on the `devops` team. *This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Aug 28, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Create a Local Group and a User Account, Then Populate the Group
- Create a local group called devopsadmin.
- Create a user account for Peter Gibbons (pgibbons).
- Set the password for pgibbons and devops (an existing account) to devops123.
- Add pgibbons and devops to the devopsadmin group.
Challenge

Create the Team Directory, Configure Ownership and Permissions and Restrict Access
- Create a directory called devops in the /data directory.
- Update the ownership to nobody:devopsadmin.
- Update directory permissions to the following configuration:
  
  owner/group = read, write, execute
  
  other = none
  
  Enable SGID
  
  Enable the sticky bit
Challenge

Validate Access to the Directory
- As the cloud_user, attempt to change to the /data/devops directory.
- Switch to the pgibbons user account.
  
  Attempt to change the devops directory.
  
  Attempt to create a file called pgibbons-test.
- Switch to the devops account.
  
  Attempt to change to the devops directory.
  
  Attempt to edit the pgibbons-test file.
  
  Attempt to rename the pgibbons-test file to devops-test.
  
  Attempt to delete the pgibbons-test file.

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