Permissions On Directories

[Magnetic_dud]

I did this:

• 1. mkdir /files
• 2. chmod -R 777 /files
• 3. chown btsync:btsync /files
• 4. set up a new sync directory inside /files

 

Now, all the files created by the btsync process have "644" permissions, meaning that I can't write them from other users

How can I force btsync to create files with "777" permission bits?

 

Thanks

[RomanZ]

@Magnetic_dud

 

Change the umask for btsync user. BTSync applies umask when creates new files / folders.

[Magnetic_dud]

I tried and I don't know how to change umask for btsync user (I'm not a linux guru, I could only change my user umask)

 

I put this in cron:

@hourly chmod -R 777 /files/mystuff

ugly hack, but...

[RomanZ]

@Magnetic_dud

 

The internet advises:

 

Getting down to business, one can change the default Umask value to anything he or she wants, as long as it’s supported, of course. To do that, write a new Umask value in your shell’s configuration file (~/.bashrc for Bash) or in the /etc/profile file.

[Magnetic_dud]

but if I do that I change for the connected account, not for the btsync account

[RomanZ]

That will change umask for all users. If you want to change it for single user only - you need to adjust .bashrc file which is stored in home folder of designated user.

 

This will work only if user runs bash, of course. Alternatively you can make a simple shell script which first - runs umask command, then runs btsync instead of simple btsync startup.