[SOLVED] Changing multiple file and folder permissions?

HydroSan · Last edited by HydroSan on Sun May 02, 2004 5:36 pm; edited 1 time in total

I know this is probably stupid, but how do I change around 4 to 5 different folders permissions including all files inside? I copied some stuff from an NTFS partition (which would only let me do it as root) to /home/(user), but it won't let me access them and I really don't feel like having to change every single files permission so a user or group 'wheel' can use them.

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befortin · Apprentice Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 193

You should use

HydroSan · Posted: Sun May 02, 2004 5:03 pm Post subject:

So if I did...

splooge · l33t Joined: 30 Aug 2002 Posts: 636

you'd use chmod instead of chown.

chmod 755 <filename>

the -R switch works with chmod also
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HydroSan · Posted: Sun May 02, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject:

Thanks both of you. I can access the files now. :lol:

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befortin · Apprentice Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 193

If you only do a chmod 755, you won't be able to modify any of the files. Chmod 755 will allow the owner (root) to modify and the group and others to only read and execute the files... Which is not what I understand that you wanted to do. Or maybe I didn't understood correctly what you wanted to do.

HydroSan · Posted: Sun May 02, 2004 5:43 pm Post subject:

No. I first did a:

befortin · Apprentice Joined: 10 Feb 2004 Posts: 193

Yes, this will work. But actually, splooge wrote