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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Directory Default Permissions Post 302141313 by prvnrk on Thursday 18th of October 2007 03:40:50 PM
Old 10-18-2007
Directory Default Permissions
Hi,

I have a directory with files and sub-directories. Users write files to it by using copy/create/tar/ftp etc.

I want this directory to have default permissions of 775 (for its files and sub-dir as well). I tried the below 2 ways but they are not upto my exact requirement so i need a better way of doing it.

1. system-wide umask: it is working only when a file is created (not copied/ftpd etc.) in that directory.

2. CRON job for setting permissions: As there're millions of files, resetting permissions periodically (using cron) found to be impacting on server performance. I tried applying chmod only on the recent files but still it's taking long enough to keep server loaded.

Any solution would highly be appreciated.


TIA
Prvn
 

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cgconfigparser

CGCONFIGPARSER(8)						 libcgroup Manual						 CGCONFIGPARSER(8)

NAME

       cgconfigparser - setup control group file system

SYNOPSIS

       cgconfigparser [-h] [-l <filename>] [-L <directory>] [...]

OPTIONS

       -h, --help
	      Displays help.

       -l, --load=FILE
	      Parses  the  control  groups  configuration  file Sets up the control group file system defined by the configuration file and mounts
	      mount points defined by the configuration file.  The format of the file is described in cgconfig.conf. This option can be used  mul-
	      tiple times and can be mixed with -L option.

       -L, --load-directory=DIR
	      Finds  all  files in given directory and parses them in alphabetical order like they were specified by -l option. This option can be
	      used multiple times and can be mixed with -l option.

       -a <agid>:<auid>
	      defines the default owner of the rest of the defined control group's files. These users are allowed to set subsystem parameters  and
	      create subgroups.  The default value is the same as has the parent cgroup.

       -d, --dperm=mode
	      sets the default permissions of a control groups directory.  The permissions needs to be specified as octal numbers e.g.	-d 775.

       -f, --fperm=mode
	      sets  the default permissions of the control group files.  The permissions needs to be specified as octal numbers e.g.  -f 775.  The
	      value is not used as given because the current owner's permissions are used as an umask (so 777 will set group  and  others  permis-
	      sions to the owners permissions).

       -s, --tperm=mode
	      sets the default permissions of the control group tasks files.  The permissions needs to be specified as octal numbers e.g.  -f 775.
	      The value is not used as given because the current owner's permissions are used as an umask (so 777 will set group and  others  per-
	      missions to the owners permissions).

       -t <tuid>:<tgid>
	      defines  the default owner of tasks file of the defined control group. I.e. this user and members of this group have write access to
	      the file.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       CGROUP_LOGLEVEL
	      controls verbosity of the tool. Allowed values are DEBUG, INFO, WARNING or ERROR.

SEE ALSO

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