Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 09:59:54 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Derrick Ryalls" <ryallsd@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New folder permissions Message-ID: <44hd3vl4x1.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <d5eb95fc0605111838r163d9a7dkfd879d8069f1f9c7@mail.gmail.com> (Derrick Ryalls's message of "Thu, 11 May 2006 18:38:56 -0700") References: <d5eb95fc0605111838r163d9a7dkfd879d8069f1f9c7@mail.gmail.com>
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"Derrick Ryalls" <ryallsd@gmail.com> writes: > I am having issues getting correct permissions set for files in a > common area on a web/file server. I have webroot shared out via samba > and under there I have an auto-thumbnail generation script that > creates thumbnails in somefolder/.cache where somefolder is a newly > created folder. Example: > > autothumbs\ > mypics1\ > image.jpg > .cache > image_thumb.jpg > mypics2\ > .cache > ... > > What needs to happen is when a new folder is created under this > autothumb tree, the permissions need to be set correctly so that the > .cache folder can be automatically generated by the thumbnail process. > I have the main folder listed as root:wheel 777 but when new folders > are created they have user:wheel 755 permissions and the thumbnail > script fails as it cannot write to the location. > > Is there something I am missing to get this setup properly? I know a > workaround is the manually change the permissions of the folder when > it is created, but since my wife will be wanting to add pictures, that > isn't an option for her (very non-techy). The machine in question a > 5.4-Stable box. > > Any suggestions on what I need to do? There are a lot of ways to do this, but the one I would recommend is to change the main folder to be owned by a group that you, your wife, and the uid running the thumbnail script all are members of -- probably by creating a new group for the purpose. Then if you set your wife's umask to 002, directories she creates will be available to you and any other members of the group.home | help
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