Question

To check if the data directory contains insecure files or directories, the command executed is _____________

(a) ls -l

(b) ls -a

(c) ls -la

(d) ls -lu

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The above asked question is from Internal Security: Preventing Unauthorized Filesystem Access in chapter Access Control and Security of MySQL

Answer 1

The correct answer is (c) ls -la

Explanation: It can be determined whether the data directory contains insecure files or directories by executing ‘ls -la’. Then the lookup for files or directories that have the “group” or “other” permissions turned on.