Top "File-permissions" questions

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Retaining file permissions with Git

I want to version control my web server as described in Version control for my web server, by creating a …

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How to restore the permissions of files and directories within git if they have been modified?

I have a git checkout. All the file permissions are different than what git thinks they should be therefore they …

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Setting Inheritance and Propagation flags with set-acl and powershell

I am trying to mimic the action of right-clicking on a folder, setting "modify" on a folder, and having the …

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File Permissions and CHMOD: How to set 777 in PHP upon file creation?

A question about file permissions when saving a file that when non existent, is created initially as new file. Now, …

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Linux directory permissions read write but not delete

Is it possible to setup directory permissions such that a group is able to read and write files and subdirectories …

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Linux, Why can't I write even though I have group permissions?

I want to create a file in a directory owned by the staff group which I am a member of. …

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Git file permissions on Windows

I've read through a few questions regarding file permissions in Git and I'm still a bit confused. I've got a …

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How to give file permission to a specific user in a Group?

I have a Group 'g1' having 2 users Alice and Bob. I want to share a file 'file1' with …

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Windows 7, update.packages problem: "unable to move temporary installation"?

I am using R 2.13.0 with windows 7, after giving my user full privileges to the R folder (as described here). This …

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"Permission Denied" using cygwin in Windows

Background: I am trying to write a [.bat] file so I can double click it and a bash script will …

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