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• Make a symbolic link in your home directory to /var/tmp. Check that it really works.
• Make another symbolic link in your home directory to this link. Check that it works. Remove the first link and list directory content. What happened to the second link?
3.6.5. File permissions
• Can you change file permissions on /home?
• What is your standard file creation mode?
• Change ownership of /etc to your own user and group.
• Change file permissions of ~/.bashrc so that only you and your primary group can read it.
• Issue the command locate root. Do you notice anything special?
• Make a symbolic link to /root. Can it be used?
