I always thought they were the same, but apparently they are different. My IT instructor was trying to explain it, but it made no sense to me.
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It’s a subtle difference, but rights are what you *have*; permissions are what you *need* to access a particular resource.
Think of rights like a key, and permissions like a lock. You can go down the hall trying your key in every door, but unless the lock is set to accept your key, you won’t get in.
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