Hi.
I am using Mint_17.3.
Using Nemo as root I have copied a folder from a USB stick to /vaw/www/html. When I look at the folder's Properties/permissions it is owned by root.
I change the Owner to myself, set File Access to Read & Write and click the Apply Permissions to Enclosed Files button and click the Close button.
When I recheck the folder's permissions its Owner is now me.
Now I check the permissions of any of the enclosed files and their Owner is still root.
What is going wrong?
[Abandoned] Setting permissions for folder contents.
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[Abandoned] Setting permissions for folder contents.
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Re: Setting permissions for folder contents.
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Re: Setting permissions for folder contents.
Hi Catweazel.
Thanks for your reply, but I can't see how it explains why a standard Mint form doesn't do what it say's on the button.
Should it apply the changes I made in the boxes to all enclosed files?
If it shouldn't, what's it there for?
Thanks for your reply, but I can't see how it explains why a standard Mint form doesn't do what it say's on the button.
Should it apply the changes I made in the boxes to all enclosed files?
If it shouldn't, what's it there for?
Re: Setting permissions for folder contents.
Apparently it's been a bug for about 10 years.Hopestation wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:09 amThanks for your reply, but I can't see how it explains why a standard Mint form doesn't do what it say's on the button.
https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja/issues/547
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/165113
Please edit your original post title to include [SOLVED] if/when it is solved!
Your data and OS are backed up....right?
Your data and OS are backed up....right?
Re: Setting permissions for folder contents.
Actually it does exactly what it says on the button. The button says (emphasis mine): "Apply Permissions to Enclosed Files".Hopestation wrote: ↑Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:09 amThanks for your reply, but I can't see how it explains why a standard Mint form doesn't do what it say's on the button.
There is no button to recursively change ownership (without a doubt there should be one, but there isn't). If you're using MATE/caja, then you can add a custom action for this using the caja-actions plugin, I have one to "Take Ownership" of whatever I point it at. For Cinnamon/nemo I believe you'd have to write an extension.
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Re: Setting permissions for folder contents.
Thanks for your answers.