Need some help with permission's on ubuntu linux.

[Tabbin]

hey, so basically, I've setup a new user on my new dedi(I've done this before) and created a server file in /home/tabbin, now, I've set my self to owner of that directory and included -R so I own it all, but every times I update it, it changes the owner of the directory owner to tabbin, which I can't edit without setting my self as owner again.

if you can help me with this pm me

 

[Samuel]

Are you editing it using a root account?

 

[Tabbin]

Are you editing it using a root account?

no, I'm using my user and the server files are in my user's home directory

 

[Samuel]

stat /home/youruser

 

[aag4]

hey, so basically, I've setup a new user on my new dedi(I've done this before) and created a server file in /home/tabbin, now, I've set my self to owner of that directory and included -R so I own it all, but every times I update it, it changes the owner of the directory owner to tabbin, which I can't edit without setting my self as owner again.

if you can help me with this pm me

I don't know if this will work, but I think you could try using "sudo su" when dealing with this file ? Experts please correct me if I'm wrong

 

[Tabbin]

I don't know if this will work, but I think you could try using "sudo su" when dealing with this file ? Experts please correct me if I'm wrong

that will just put me back in root

 

[aag4]

Yea, but you'll be able to deal with the file?

 

[Tabbin]

Yea, but you'll be able to deal with the file?

I can just re-set the permissions, I want to use sftp to edit the files and I want to use my user's account and not root

 

[aag4]

I can just re-set the permissions, I want to use sftp to edit the files and I want to use my user's account and not root

Let me try to get one of my friends to MCM. He might be able to help you.

 

[Tabbin]

Let me try to get one of my friends to MCM. He might be able to help you.

it's fine, samuel sorted it i think.

 

[aag4]

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