What does rwk stands for?

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I just check /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld

I saw,

/var/lib/mysql/** rwk, // what is rwk stand for ? Is it read, write?? then what does k stands for?
/var/log/mysql/ r,

What does rwk stands for?

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 10 '20 at 06:13

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As documented under File permissions:

r - read - permission to read data

w - write - permission to create, delete, write to a file and extend it
[ deletia ]
k - lock - permission to lock a file, is combined with write perm to determine if it has permission to take exclusive lock

edited Sep 10 '20 at 06:13

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answered Apr 23 '14 at 13:04

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 23 '14 at 13:04

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r stands for read, w for write and k for lock.

answered Apr 23 '14 at 13:04

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What does rwk stands for?

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