[K12OSN] File Permission Problem

[Doug Simpson]

The way I fixed this on a server for a program we run is just to go to the 
directory where the files is and chmod 777 (filename).  Then chown 
root:root (filename).

This makes it so that anyone can write to it but it sticks around whenever 
no one else is using the database.  Root always owns the file and it is 
world read-writeable.

May not be the best solution, but it does work for me.

Doug Simpson
Technology Specialist
DeQueen Public Schools
DeQueen, AR 71832
simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Jim Kronebusch wrote:

> Don't ask why, but here is my problem.  I have been hosting a MS Access
> Database on our OSX server but now have moved the database to the new
> WBEL machine.  I have a problem with multiple users logging in at the
> same time.  Lets say that "root" is the owner of the database and the
> enclosing folder, and "data" is the group assigned to the database and
> the enclosing folder.  Both the owner and group on the database and
> folder have full permissions.  User x,y,and z belong to group "data".
> User "x" logs into the database and the .ldb (locked database) files are
> created.  This new file is now owned by user "x" since it was created
> due to their login.  The owner "x" has full permissions but the group
> "data" has read only.  
> 
> So is there a way to set it so that any file created inside this folder
> will give both the owner and group full permissions, no matter who
> creates it?  I know I can run a cron every so many minutes to fix this
> but that seems like a last resort.  I figure if I could get it to work
> in OSX there must be a way to in Linux.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim Kronebusch
> Cotter Tech Department
> 507-453-5188
> jim at winonacotter.org 
> 
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