WackoWiki

View source for setting permissions for files and directories

to make files ##-rw- r-- r--##:
%%su find /your/location -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; %%

to make directories ##rwx r-x r-x##:
%%su find /your/location -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; %%


There could be some different situations when the webserver runs:

1. with the same username as file/directory **owner**
2. with the same group name as file/directory owneruser **group**
3. as **nobody**
4. as root


This permission will work well for #1, #4:

0644 (~rw-r--r--) system files
0644 (~rw-r--r--) server writable files
0755 (~rwxr-xr-x) system directories
0755 (~rwxr-xr-x) server writable directories

or

0600 (~rw-------) system files
0600 (~rw-------) server writable files
0700 (~rwx------) system directories
0700 (~rwx------) server writable directories


This permission will work well for #1, #2, #4:

0644 (~rw-r--r--) system files
0664 (~rw-rw-r--) server writable files
0755 (~rwxr-xr-x) system directories
0775 (~rwxrwxr-x) server writable directories

and

0640 (~rw-r-----) system files
0660 (~rw-rw----) server writable files
0750 (~rwxr-x---) system directories
0770 (~rwxrwx---) server writable directories


This permission will work well for #3:

0644 (~rw-r--r--) system files
0666 (~rw-rw-rw-) server writable files
0755 (~rwxr-xr-x) system directories
0777 (~rwxrwxrwx) server writable directories


So I guess there should be 4 variables tested and if works set in config during installation:
system_files = 0644
server_writable_files = 0644
system_directories = 0755
server_writable_directories = 0755