🖥️ Linux Admin/Staff/Guest Access Test

Automates the creation of Linux users with different roles and tests their directory permissions.

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🌟 Project Overview

This project demonstrates:

• Creation of Linux users (Admin, Staff, Guest)
• Setting proper directory permissions
• Automated access test script
• Logging of access results for verification

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📁 Project Structure

docs/                        # Screenshots, logs, and documentation
│
├─ test_setup.sh.PNG          # Screenshot of setup process
├─ user_setup.sh.PNG          # Screenshot of user creation
├─ access_test_full.log       # Log file generated by test_permissions.sh
README.md                     # Project documentation
user_setup.sh                 # Script to create users and directories
test_permissions.sh           # Script to test access permissions

All main scripts (user_setup.sh and test_permissions.sh) are outside docs/ for easy execution.

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🖼️ Docs / Screenshots

• user_setup.sh.PNG – Shows users being created
• test_setup.sh.PNG – Shows directories and permissions setup
• access_test_full.log – Generated after running test_permissions.sh

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⚙️ How to Run

1. Make the scripts executable:

chmod +x user_setup.sh
chmod +x test_permissions.sh

2. Run the user setup script to create users and directories:

sudo ./user_setup.sh

3. Run the automated access test:

sudo ./test_permissions.sh

4. Check the log file for results:

docs/access_test_full.log

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🎯 Skills Demonstrated

• Linux user and group management
• Directory permissions and access control
• Bash scripting for automation
• Logging and testing role-based access

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💡 Tips

• Customize roles or directories in user_setup.sh for different lab setups
• Use cat docs/access_test_full.log to review results quickly
• Can be extended to ACL testing or sudo privilege checks