Change WebDav permissions for creating files and folders

Question

Files and folders created through webdav are assigned www-data.www-data and permission 740. I've already added my user to the www-data group, but I'd like to change the permission to 770, so I can modify them after they are created, without using sudo.

Answer 1

Ok, figured it out:

1. sudo nano /etc/apache2/envvars

2. Include the following at the bottom of the file:

   umask 006
   

3. After that restart Apache (sudo services apache2 restart)

This will create files with 660 and folders with 770 permission, if uploaded through WebDav.