File Permissions Challenge: Linux Essentials: Permission Master

UpdatedJune 19, 2025

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:~$ cd /tmp :/tmp$ ls -la /tmp/perm_tmp -rw-r--r-- 1 ctf ctf 16848 Aug 6 2021 /tmp/perm_master :/tmp$ chmod 311 /tmp/perm_master :/tmp$ ./perm_master Your goal is to change the fiile permissions to --x-wx--x :/tmp$ chmod 131 /tmp/perm_master :/tmp$ ./perm_master Your goal is to change the fiile permissions to --x-wx--x [+] Flag= ZmxhZ3t5b3VyX25ld19uaWNrbmFtZV9pc19wZXJtQE1hc3Rlcn0= :/tmp$ echo "ZmxhZ3t5b3VyX25ld19uaWNrbmFtZV9pc19wZXJtQE1hc3Rlcn0=" | base64 -d flag{your_new_nickname_is_perm@Master} :/tmp$

:/tmp$ chmod 131 /tmp/perm_master :/tmp$ ./perm_master Your goal is to change the fiile permissions to --x-wx--x [+] Flag= ZmxhZ3t5b3VyX25ld19uaWNrbmFtZV9pc19wZXJtQE1hc3Rlcn0=

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