Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 11:53:31 -0700 From: "Derrick Ryalls" <ryallsd@gmail.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, "Lowell Gilbert" <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Subject: Re: New folder permissions Message-ID: <d5eb95fc0605121153i3d3f149bid28225ad4a54ce41@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44hd3vl4x1.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <d5eb95fc0605111838r163d9a7dkfd879d8069f1f9c7@mail.gmail.com> <44hd3vl4x1.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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On 5/12/06, Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote: > "Derrick Ryalls" <ryallsd@gmail.com> writes: > > > I am having issues getting correct permissions set for files in a > > common area on a web/file server. I have webroot shared out via samba > > and under there I have an auto-thumbnail generation script that > > creates thumbnails in somefolder/.cache where somefolder is a newly > > created folder. Example: > > > > autothumbs\ > > mypics1\ > > image.jpg > > .cache > > image_thumb.jpg > > mypics2\ > > .cache > > ... > > > > What needs to happen is when a new folder is created under this > > autothumb tree, the permissions need to be set correctly so that the > > .cache folder can be automatically generated by the thumbnail process. > > I have the main folder listed as root:wheel 777 but when new folders > > are created they have user:wheel 755 permissions and the thumbnail > > script fails as it cannot write to the location. > > > > Is there something I am missing to get this setup properly? I know a > > workaround is the manually change the permissions of the folder when > > it is created, but since my wife will be wanting to add pictures, that > > isn't an option for her (very non-techy). The machine in question a > > 5.4-Stable box. > > > > Any suggestions on what I need to do? > > There are a lot of ways to do this, but the one I would recommend is > to change the main folder to be owned by a group that you, your wife, > and the uid running the thumbnail script all are members of -- > probably by creating a new group for the purpose. Then if you set > your wife's umask to 002, directories she creates will be available to > you and any other members of the group. > Would I change the umask on the webserver or on her desktop? If on the desktop, then how does this work when she is booted into Windows? I do like the idea of this solution, but she doesn't even like shell access so .bashrc wouldn't be executed. Is there a way to set umask functionality somewhere else?
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