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How to set default permissions in Linux setfacl?
setfacl on linux has the -d and -k options for manipulating default permissions which are probably what you are looking for (see man for more info). It is easy to recursively set simple UNIX permissions at upon demand of an appropriately authorized user, the permissions of directories and files.
How to set default permissions for a file?
With setfacl you can set default permissions but not default owner/group for newly created files. To get new files to be owned by a specific user, you’d need a setuid bit that works like the setgid bit on directories.
How to set default user name and group?
So the right group is assigned, but the new file has ownership of the user creating the file. I’d like newly created files to have teamlead:web_prod owner/group. It appears that setfacl can be used to set a default user, too. With the existing folder acl config (above): Now to create a file as a different user.
How does setfacl set, remove, and change ACLS?
] setfacl sets (replaces), modifies, or removes the access control list (ACL). It also updates and deletes ACL entries for each file and directory that was specified by path. If path was not specified, then file and directory names are read from standard input (stdin). In this case, the input should give one path name per line.
How to reset non-conforming permissions in Linux?
As for file/directory group ownership, by setting the directory set-gid bit (i.e. g+s on DIRECTORIES), this does cause the group ownership to be inherited. What I have done in such situations is to execute a periodic root cron script which resets non-conforming permissions/ownerships to the standard in such directories.
Can a Git clone be copied to a SSH key?
Just wanted to make sure you’re copying a correct SSH clone URL from your Github account – If it is a public repository the whole keys thing can be avoided by using the git protocol with the fetch url. Thanks for contributing an answer to Stack Overflow!
Which is the first command in Linux setfacl?
The first command, is for new items (hence the d), the second command, is for old/existing items under the folder. Hope this helps someone out as this stuff is a bit complicated and not very intuitive.