Minimum file permissions to delete a file
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If you try to delete a file then the normal file permissions (including ACL and RichACL) do not matter at all. The only relevant attribute to the file itself is the file system attribute immutable
, see man lsattr
, man chattr
.
You need write permission for the direct parent directory and execute permission for all parent directories.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' almost 2 years
To delete a file in Linux:
What minimal permissions do we need to set on it?
What minimal permissions do we need to set on its parent directory?
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Admin about 10 yearsyou need write (+w) permissions, and parent directory should be accessible (+x) to the user which is you want to have delete permission.
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Admin about 10 yearsPermissions on the file itself don't matter. You need +wx on the parent directory.
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