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What ACL is used for newly created files?
access ACL
The file default ACL is copied to a newly created file as its access ACL. It is also copied to a newly created subdirectory as its file default ACL. The directory default ACL is copied to a newly created subdirectory as both its access ACL and directory default ACL.
What is folder inheritance?
In general, a Windows folder can be in one of three inheritance states: Simple Inheritance: a child’s ACL is the same as the parent ACL. Unique Permissions: a child is inheriting from the parent, but the child has additional permissions applied directly. Changes to the parent will affect the child.
How to make the newly created files inherit the directory?
1 Answer 1. You could assign a group ownership to a parent folder and then make inside files inherit properties. The group ownership can be inherited by new files and folders created in your folder /path/to/parent by setting the setgid bit using chmod g+s like this:
How can group ownership be inherited in chmod?
The group ownership can be inherited by new files and folders created in your folder /path/to/parent by setting the setgid bit using chmod g+s like this: Now, all new files and folder created under /path/to/parent will have the same group assigned as is set on /path/to/parent.
How to get new files to inherit group permissions?
It sounds like you’re describing the setgid bit functionality where when a directory that has it set, will force any new files created within it to have their group set to the same group that’s set on the parent directory. This will give you approximately what it sounds like you want.
Where can I find the group ownership of a folder?
The group ownership can be inherited by new files and folders created in your folder /path/to/parent by setting the setgid bit using chmod g+s like this: chmod g+s /path/to/parent. Now, all new files and folder created under /path/to/parent will have the same group assigned as is set on /path/to/parent.