Why Does .. Show as Owned by Root in Linux? A Deep Dive into Directory Ownership
When working on a Linux system, it’s common to explore directory structures using commands like ls -l or ls -las. Many users are surprised when they see something like this:
$ ls -las
total 8
4 drwxr-xr-x 2 www-data www-data 4096 Sep 9 09:26 .
4 drwxr-xr-x 10 root root
