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How to avoid using sudo when working in /var/www?
I want to stop having to use sudo everytime I work in /var/www. How can I do that? I simply want to put all of my sites into this directory and work with them without too much pain.
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Can't execute .out files, getting permission denied
I have written a C++ program and complied it to produce a.out file. However, whenever I try to run it, I get Permission Denied. I read that we can use sudo, but I can't quite get it to work. I use ...
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Why can other users see the files in my home folder?
I just added a new, underprivileged "desktop user," and I was surprised to discover that it can see the files in my home folder.
What is the rational for setting up such lax permissions?
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NTFS Partition is mounted as read only
It's my first time installing Ubuntu. I deleted Windows and installed Ubuntu 17.04 but there is a problem NTFS Partitions are mounted as read only. What do I need to do?
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My ubuntu default permissions suddenly changed from 644 to 664?
My ubuntu default permissions suddenly changed from 644 to 664?
Usually, I am familiar with the permissions 644 and 755 for files and directories respectively.
But now when I create a new dir or a new ...
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umask (octal form) and umask -S (symbolic form) outputs are different. why? [duplicate]
Related to file and directory permissions and umask: Why the command umask (shows the octal form) and umask -S (shows the symbolic form) show different (actually the option -S shows the bits negations ...
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What is a terminal and how do I open and use it?
What is a terminal?
How do I open a terminal window?
How do I use the terminal?
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What are the consequences after accidentally executing umask 077 in folder /etc/apt
I accidentally executed umask 077 while in the folder /etc/apt. What are the consequences of this? Could I have broken something? How can I undo it?
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How do file permissions work?
Can you explain briefly the main concepts and command line tools used to manage file permissions?
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How to set default read privileges for all localhost projects?
I'm using localhost to develop some web pages (LAMP stack, Lubuntu desktop, trusty 14.04).
Each time I create a new folder inside /var/www/html, read privileges seem to be set to owner only by ...
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How do I use chmod to make .sh files executable? [duplicate]
My touch overlay is failing to respond in portrait but in landscape I got to a page where I am able to rotate touch input so that it can work in portrait (using this advice on Ubuntu Forums), so I ...
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Why does umask 077 not allow the user to execute files/directories?
I'm using umask 077 ."Other" and "group" do not have any rights, but the user can't execute files/directories.
Why does umask 077 not allow the owner to execute files/directories?
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What is the difference between "chmod +x" and "chmod a+x"? [duplicate]
What is the difference between chmod +x and chmod a+x?
I know both of these commands make a file executable but what is the difference between these two commands?
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Modify permissions to -rwxr-xr-x [duplicate]
I need some help with a homework problem to modify a file's permissions. It wants it to be -rwxr-xr-x? Not sure how to make the user permissions. Thank you.
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Is there any difference between umask value and chmod value? [duplicate]
I'm using umask in fstab settings. What I know is if i set 755 with chmod, the permission will be rwxr-xr-x. But, when I use umask in fstab with 755 value, permission that i get is ----w--w-. Giving ...
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