R5. Describe the behavior of “sudo” on Unix. When is “sudo” used? R9. Explain ho

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R5.  Describe the behavior of “sudo” on Unix. When is “sudo” used?

  R9.  Explain how Unix-like systems decide which of its three sets of access rights to apply when a particular user’s process opens a file.

R18.  Explain how a Trojan program can make secret data belonging to one user visible to another user.

R4.  Explain why it is safer for administrators to use two different accounts when working with a computer. Explain the difference between the two accounts.

R6.  Describe the behavior of the padlock icon on Apple’s OS X. When is the padlock used?

R11.  Describe the basic features of an access control list.

Explanation / Answer

Solution R5 :  The "sudo" command stands for "superuser do". Means it executes the command given to it with root privileges by just prompting for personal password and confirms request. "sudo" allows a permitted user to execute a command.

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