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| 1 | +# Day 11 – File Ownership Challenge (chown & chgrp) |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Task |
| 4 | +Master file and directory ownership in Linux. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +- Understand file ownership (user and group) |
| 7 | +- Change file owner using `chown` |
| 8 | +- Change file group using `chgrp` |
| 9 | +- Apply ownership changes recursively |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +--- |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Expected Output |
| 14 | +- A markdown file: `day-11-file-ownership.md` |
| 15 | +- Screenshots showing ownership changes |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +--- |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +## Challenge Tasks |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +### Task 1: Understanding Ownership (10 minutes) |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +1. Run `ls -l` in your home directory |
| 24 | +2. Identify the **owner** and **group** columns |
| 25 | +3. Check who owns your files |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +**Format:** `-rw-r--r-- 1 owner group size date filename` |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +Document: What's the difference between owner and group? |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +--- |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +### Task 2: Basic chown Operations (20 minutes) |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +1. Create file `devops-file.txt` |
| 36 | +2. Check current owner: `ls -l devops-file.txt` |
| 37 | +3. Change owner to `tokyo` (create user if needed) |
| 38 | +4. Change owner to `berlin` |
| 39 | +5. Verify the changes |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +**Try:** |
| 42 | +```bash |
| 43 | +sudo chown tokyo devops-file.txt |
| 44 | +``` |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +--- |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +### Task 3: Basic chgrp Operations (15 minutes) |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +1. Create file `team-notes.txt` |
| 51 | +2. Check current group: `ls -l team-notes.txt` |
| 52 | +3. Create group: `sudo groupadd heist-team` |
| 53 | +4. Change file group to `heist-team` |
| 54 | +5. Verify the change |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +--- |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +### Task 4: Combined Owner & Group Change (15 minutes) |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +Using `chown` you can change both owner and group together: |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +1. Create file `project-config.yaml` |
| 63 | +2. Change owner to `professor` AND group to `heist-team` (one command) |
| 64 | +3. Create directory `app-logs/` |
| 65 | +4. Change its owner to `berlin` and group to `heist-team` |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +**Syntax:** `sudo chown owner:group filename` |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +--- |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +### Task 5: Recursive Ownership (20 minutes) |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +1. Create directory structure: |
| 74 | + ``` |
| 75 | + mkdir -p heist-project/vault |
| 76 | + mkdir -p heist-project/plans |
| 77 | + touch heist-project/vault/gold.txt |
| 78 | + touch heist-project/plans/strategy.conf |
| 79 | + ``` |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +2. Create group `planners`: `sudo groupadd planners` |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +3. Change ownership of entire `heist-project/` directory: |
| 84 | + - Owner: `professor` |
| 85 | + - Group: `planners` |
| 86 | + - Use recursive flag (`-R`) |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +4. Verify all files and subdirectories changed: `ls -lR heist-project/` |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +--- |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +### Task 6: Practice Challenge (20 minutes) |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +1. Create users: `tokyo`, `berlin`, `nairobi` (if not already created) |
| 95 | +2. Create groups: `vault-team`, `tech-team` |
| 96 | +3. Create directory: `bank-heist/` |
| 97 | +4. Create 3 files inside: |
| 98 | + ``` |
| 99 | + touch bank-heist/access-codes.txt |
| 100 | + touch bank-heist/blueprints.pdf |
| 101 | + touch bank-heist/escape-plan.txt |
| 102 | + ``` |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +5. Set different ownership: |
| 105 | + - `access-codes.txt` → owner: `tokyo`, group: `vault-team` |
| 106 | + - `blueprints.pdf` → owner: `berlin`, group: `tech-team` |
| 107 | + - `escape-plan.txt` → owner: `nairobi`, group: `vault-team` |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +**Verify:** `ls -l bank-heist/` |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +--- |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +## Key Commands Reference |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +```bash |
| 116 | +# View ownership |
| 117 | +ls -l filename |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +# Change owner only |
| 120 | +sudo chown newowner filename |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +# Change group only |
| 123 | +sudo chgrp newgroup filename |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +# Change both owner and group |
| 126 | +sudo chown owner:group filename |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +# Recursive change (directories) |
| 129 | +sudo chown -R owner:group directory/ |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +# Change only group with chown |
| 132 | +sudo chown :groupname filename |
| 133 | +``` |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +--- |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +## Hints |
| 138 | + |
| 139 | +- Most `chown`/`chgrp` operations need `sudo` |
| 140 | +- Use `-R` flag for recursive directory changes |
| 141 | +- Always verify with `ls -l` after changes |
| 142 | +- User must exist before using in `chown` |
| 143 | +- Group must exist before using in `chgrp`/`chown` |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | +--- |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +## Documentation |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +Create `day-11-file-ownership.md`: |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +```markdown |
| 152 | +# Day 11 Challenge |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +## Files & Directories Created |
| 155 | +[list all files/directories] |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +## Ownership Changes |
| 158 | +[before/after for each file] |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +Example: |
| 161 | +- devops-file.txt: user:user → tokyo:heist-team |
| 162 | + |
| 163 | +## Commands Used |
| 164 | +[your commands here] |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +## What I Learned |
| 167 | +[3 key points about file ownership] |
| 168 | +``` |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +--- |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +## Troubleshooting |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | +**Permission denied?** |
| 175 | +- Use `sudo` for chown/chgrp operations |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +**Group doesn't exist?** |
| 178 | +- Create it first: `sudo groupadd groupname` |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | +**User doesn't exist?** |
| 181 | +- Create it first: `sudo useradd username` |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +--- |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +## Why This Matters for DevOps |
| 186 | + |
| 187 | +In real DevOps scenarios, you need proper file ownership for: |
| 188 | + |
| 189 | +- Application deployments |
| 190 | +- Shared team directories |
| 191 | +- Container file permissions |
| 192 | +- CI/CD pipeline artifacts |
| 193 | +- Log file management |
| 194 | + |
| 195 | +--- |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | +## Submission |
| 198 | +1. Navigate to `2026/day-11/` folder |
| 199 | +2. Add `day-11-file-ownership.md` with screenshots |
| 200 | +3. Commit and push to your fork |
| 201 | + |
| 202 | +--- |
| 203 | + |
| 204 | +## Learn in Public |
| 205 | + |
| 206 | +Share on LinkedIn about mastering file ownership. |
| 207 | + |
| 208 | +Use hashtags: |
| 209 | +``` |
| 210 | +#90DaysOfDevOps |
| 211 | +#DevOpsKaJosh |
| 212 | +#TrainWithShubham |
| 213 | +``` |
| 214 | + |
| 215 | +Happy Learning |
| 216 | +**TrainWithShubham** |
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