Linux Directory Access Permission

Question

Two directories have the same permissions like this

drwxrw-rw- 2 user_1 users 4096 May 10 23:03 lg-x1

drwxrw-rw- 2 user_1 users 4096 May 11 17:22 lg-c2

when access lg-x1 with user_1, it shows: '-hash cd: lg-x1: Permission denied' ; but lg-c2 is accessable. Both lg-x1 and lg-c2 are accessable when login with root.

what's the difference?

Answer 1

In order to access a directory in Linux you need execute permissions. Only root has it, therefore other users cannot access it. Add x with the relevant sudo chmod you need