Another_username@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-28 months agoneed help restoring permissions on my downloads folderlemmy.worldimagemessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1imageneed help restoring permissions on my downloads folderlemmy.worldAnother_username@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-28 months agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
I removed my permissions on my downloads folder using chmod. can anyone help restore back to default? Thanks!
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-28 months agoDon’t give all your files execution permissions. chmod 644 -R Downloads chmod +x Downloads
minus-squaret҉̠̙ǵ̣̞̄ͪ͜x̸̱͚̳ͫ͐̑̈ͯͣ̚n̒͌҉͉̦̜̝ͅ@lemmy.tgxn.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 months agoThat’s the same as 755, except you are only setting execute on the folder?
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 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 DownloadsThat’s the same as 755, except you are only setting execute on the folder?
Why would you want execute on anything but the folder?