How to have files created by root automatically have permissions for other users?

creamsicle · 19. Dezember 2015

I'm logging in via SSH as root, and then using a script to sync a directory with a cloud storage service. The trouble is, all the files created by the script then belong to the root user.

When I then try over SMB to manage these files, I'm told I don't have sufficient permissions. I then execute chmod -R 777 on that folder and that fixes the problem, but this is a hassle to do every time.

Is there a way to designate the folder as belonging to a certain user or to always have certain default permissions so that new files have those permissions as well?

igrnt · 19. Dezember 2015

1) why not login or run the script as the user? Running scripts/services as root is often discouraged, where possible.

2) set the g+s bit on the folder and/or default ACL so that it always inherits the group, combine with ACLs and/or umask to give the desired group permissions.

3) have the script set the appropriate permissions or ownership of files it creates

ryecoaaron · 19. Dezember 2015

Instead of chmod, use chgrp to change the group of all the files to the group users. Every user created from the OMV web interface is a member of the users group and will be able to access them.

chgrp -R users <foldername>

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