How do I edit permissions of a folder/file as shown?
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Hi there,
To change file/folder permissions you’ll want to use the chmod command:
chmod {options} filename
For example the below will grant the owner of the file (referenced by u) write permissions (referenced by +w) on the file example.txt:
chmod u+w example.txt
You can also use binary references to set file permissions for all users. For example the below will give the owner & group that the file belongs to permissions to read, write and execute (Read = 4, Write = 2, Execute = 1), whilst anyone else will only be able to read the file:
chmod 774 example.txt
The following link fully explains file permissions and the respective commands that can be used to control this: https://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/309527-understanding-linux-file-permissions
Hope this helps!
It helped a little but If I want to make a folder options:shown and the folder is called html and its in /var/www/html can you tell me what to write exactly please.
The below is the permissions I have set for /var/www/html:
What is it you’re trying to accomplish?
Im doing it because I have an error here : www.vitrade.org/
It doesn’t work the command you gave me.
If you find where those directories are located (The ones in the red box on vitrade.org) and do a chmod 777 on each one of them, for example (Assuming they are located in /var/www/html:
Or you may be able to do them all at once if you use the recursive option, just find the directory one up from all those listed and do: