Another_username@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-26 months agoneed help restoring permissions on my downloads folderlemmy.worldimagemessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up162file-text
arrow-up162imageneed help restoring permissions on my downloads folderlemmy.worldAnother_username@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-26 months agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
I removed my permissions on my downloads folder using chmod. can anyone help restore back to default? Thanks!
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-26 months agoDon’t give all your files execution permissions. chmod 644 -R Downloads chmod +x Downloads
minus-squaret҉̠̙ǵ̣̞̄ͪ͜x̸̱͚̳ͫ͐̑̈ͯͣ̚n̒͌҉͉̦̜̝ͅ@lemmy.tgxn.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-26 months agoThat’s the same as 755, except you are only setting execute on the folder?
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoWhy would you want execute on anything but the folder?
Don’t give all your files execution permissions.
chmod 644 -R Downloads chmod +x Downloads
That’s the same as 755, except you are only setting execute on the folder?
Why would you want execute on anything but the folder?