Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Diagnose And Correct File Permission Problems ====== **General Information** Troubleshooting file permissions issues. ---- ===== Things to Keep in Mind ===== Items to keep in mind when troubleshooting file permissions issues. * Anytime an ACL is updated, the mask changes (max level of permissions changes). * Group ACL entries do not change when normal group permissions change. * cp command does not preserve ACL rules, but mv does. * Default ACL permissions are for inheritance. \\ Apply execute permissions to directories and sub dirs only <code bash> chmod -R g+rwX /mydir </code> * The capital "X" applies only to directories * Execute permissions are required to cd into a directory ---- linux_wiki/diagnose_and_correct_file_permission_problems.txt Last modified: 2019/05/25 23:50(external edit)