[SOLVED] A question about "chmod".

hack3rcon · 10-02-2017, 03:39 AM

Hello.
If I want to give a directory read,write and execute permission for "jason" user then first of all I must change the owner of directory to "jason" user then use "chmod +rwx directory name" ?

Code:

# chown -R jason test
# chmod +rwx test

Am I on a right track?

Thank you.

aragorn2101 · 10-02-2017, 03:59 AM

Yes, the "+rwx" will cause r, w and x to be added to the permissions of test/ for every user/group owners, subtracting the dmask.

Or another solution could be to make a specific group own the directory, add rwx for the group owners and finally add user "jason" to that group.

MadeInGermany · 10-02-2017, 05:04 AM

Be carefull not to follow symlinks!
First do

Code:

chown -hR jason test

if this gives a syntax error, fall back to without -h (then your chown is an old GNU or BSD version)
I usually do

Code:

chmod u+rwx test

to make clear it is for the user only.

!!! · 10-02-2017, 05:46 AM

Try it, then post, in code tags, what you get from: ls -alR test

pan64 · 10-02-2017, 05:55 AM

just a comment: x is not execute permission on directories, but search permission.

hack3rcon · 10-02-2017, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !!!

Try it, then post, in code tags, what you get from: ls -alR test

Code:

drwxr-xr-x. 3 jason       jason           17 Oct  2 12:38 test

hack3rcon · 10-02-2017, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadeInGermany

Be carefull not to follow symlinks!
First do

Code:

chown -hR jason test

if this gives a syntax error, fall back to without -h (then your chown is an old GNU or BSD version)
I usually do

Code:

chmod u+rwx test

to make clear it is for the user only.

Thus, My steps were OK?

pan64 · 10-02-2017, 07:44 AM

hack3rcon · 10-07-2017, 02:45 AM

Thank you.