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  • Small question: now I created directory /home/small/server, put all files there and chown and chmod the same way as before. Now small cannot chdir to that directory even though group kek has read permission, why? Commented Jun 23, 2018 at 6:40
  • Why is execute permission needed? Commented Jun 23, 2018 at 6:41
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    @nikrom3000 Execute vs Read bit. How do directory permissions in Linux work? Commented Jun 23, 2018 at 6:46
  • @nikrom3000 To cd into a directory, the user must have execute permissions on it. Read permissions only gives you the ability to list files. Commented Jun 23, 2018 at 7:06