Chmod grrrr

[shovenose]

I've spent the last 17 minutes trying to change the permissions of the folder on my Ubuntu Server, and now I gave up L(( I want to make the folder /var/backup to be 777 permissions. I don't know if it matters but my username on my server is michel

[mockingbird]

Re: Chmod grrrr

You're aware that you can do this in the GUI, right? Go to the file's properties and tick the right read/write boxes until it shows 777.

[mariushm]

Re: Chmod grrrr

if you're not the owner of that folder, you can't change permissions like you want...

the command is chmod [special][owner][group][others]

So each digit affects rights for particular user or set of users...

4 = read
2 = write
1 = allow execution or parsing the contents of the folder

So if you say 6, that's 4+2 which means allow to read or write in the file, but if the entry is a folder, you can't view the contents (no parsing of contents).

So chmod 777, that means :
owner can write, read and parse contents,
the users in the group the user who created the file/folder is in can read/write/parse folder
everyone can write, read, parse contents

The special is a forth digit which basically says:

4000 (the set-user-ID-on-execution bit) Executable files with this bit set will run with effective uid set to the uid of
the file owner. Directories with the set-user-id bit set will force all files and sub-directories created in them to
be owned by the directory owner and not by the uid of the creating process
2000 (the set-group-ID-on-execution bit) Executable files with this bit set will run with effective gid set to the gid of the file owner.
1000 (the sticky bit) See chmod(2) and sticky(8).
You don't care about those.

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If you michel are not a root user, you can't change permissions to allow any user to parse the folder or write in it.
You must first use the sudo command to elevate your permissions to the ones of a root user and then you can set whatever permissions you want for that folder.

The whole man page is here: http://www.manpagez.com/man/1/chmod/

Oh... this is probably much better at explaining than me: http://catcode.com/teachmod/

[shovenose]

Re: Chmod grrrr

You're aware that you can do this in the GUI, right? Go to the file's properties and tick the right read/write boxes until it shows 777.

And you're aware I'm on Ubuntu Server which as no GUI?

[mariushm]

Re: Chmod grrrr

And you're aware I'm on Ubuntu Server which as no GUI?

Install Midnight commander, you'll thank me later....

Midnight Commander is a great file manager similar to Norton Commander from the old DOS days.

Install MC. At the command prompt type:

sudo apt-get mc

To run MC with root privileges, at the command prompt type:

sudo mc

To run MC as a regular user, at the command prompt type:

mc
(Much safer but you won't be able to edit system files)

[toastygoodness]

Re: Chmod grrrr

it should be easier to download filezilla client on a windows box, then SSH into the ubuntu server. it will save you a lot.

mc's okay, but if you're trapped with the CLI, it won't make it much better. you might just be looking for:

sudo chmod -R 777 (directory)

[shovenose]

Re: Chmod grrrr

Toasty, so al I have to do is that? After al this? Ah I will try that an report back. Thank you to everybody

[shovenose]

Re: Chmod grrrr

Yay u r amazing i di it!!!

[toastygoodness]

Re: Chmod grrrr

nice. now set up SSH securely, and use filezilla SFTP client. you'll be glad you did. puTTY and filezilla, you'll almost never need to touch your server physically. and while you're at it, make a clonezilla backup of your server, in case something happens.

[shovenose]

Re: Chmod grrrr

um... I always use sFTP in filezilla and SSH either on petty or terminal if I'm on Mac ..
My server for.St even have a monitor keyboard or mouse on it...