files are being created in the /usr/*/*/*/user1 directory which has the acl as follows

# file: /usr/*/*/*/user1
# owner: user1# group: sftp
user::rwx
group::rwx
other::rwx
default:user::rwx
default:userpadm:rwx
default:group::rwx
default:mask::rwx
defaultther::rwx

# file: /usr/*/*/*/user1/test
# owner: user1
# group: sftp
user::rw-
userpadm:rwx #effective:r--
group::rwx #effective:r--
mask::r--
other::r--

# file: /usr/*/*/*/user1/test2
# owner: rpstockfile
# group: sftp
user::rw-
group::r--
other::r--

The user ppadm in the same group needs to be able to chmod the file that has been created by user1. I can see I have to change the mask on the files so it will need to be changed on the default ACL and will need to be recursive. I cannot find how to do this or if I am correct. Help please. I really appreciate it.

You want sth like:

group a > internet
group b > local

and vice versa?

no, I just want the users in the same group to be able to manipulate the permissions of the file right now, any file created has r-- permissions. I need the files created to have r-x permissions. Don't let the group "sftp" confuse it, it can be any group the owner belongs to. From what I have managed to find I just need to change the default ACL mask for file creation in that directory to rwx but I cannot find how. Can I do that? I have another server that does do it, I just don't know how.

I have tried using the following setfacl command
setfacl -m m:: /usr/*/*/*/user1
and
setfacl -d -m m:rwx: /usr/*/*/*/user1
and variations but I still keep getting errors

Only the 'owner' of a file or the superuser can change its permissions. Trying to use ACLs won't help. Also, default ACLs won't override permission that aren't in the mode specified in the open() call that creates the file, so if the program creating the file doesn't specify execute permissions at creation, you're not going to be able to force the permission bit to be set by any other method.

You've only got 2 options,

Use a vfat filesystem and mount it using something like uid=whatever,gid=whatever,dmask=007,fmask=007

But that's a bit ugly.

write a cron job that runs periodically and does a recursive chmod/chown on your chosen directory. But that's also a bit ugly.


Unfortunately when the guys designed the POSIX permissions system back in the 60's they didn't think that anyone would ever want a group, rather than an individual user to 'own' a file. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

setfacl -R -d -m
To set default acl recursive