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In Amazon Linux 2, as well as Linux in general, the PATH variable determines where the OS looks for executable files. This variable can be modified and allows for flexibility in organizing your directory structure. For example, let’s say that your OS is based off an image and all executable files that are installed with the image are located at the path, /bin. A user could then install executable files at the path of, /home/[username]/bin. And, the user could then modify the PATH variable, so that the executable files could run at the command line while only referencing the file name.

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Question

I have an EC2 instance and I need to move files from one directory to another and I need to make sure the files belong to a new user. I have tried the mv command, but the old user’s permissions stay intact. What am I missing?