extended file attributes with ext[2|3|4]
Most Unix/Linux users, and – hopefully – all admins are familiar with the standard 9 bits of permissions typically supported on various *nix file systems: ——— rwxrwxrwx uuugggooo Where “u”, “g”, and “o” indicate “user”, “group”, and “other” while “rwx” indicates whether the item can be read, written, or executed. Also of note are file…