chmod 777 versus chmod 666

pascalbythree · 12-28-2023, 05:46 AM

Code:

[WVW_RPI_ZERO_PROG_SHARE]
path = /home/pi/WVW_PROJECT_ZERO_PROG/WVW_ZERO_PROG
writeable=Yes
create mask=0777
directory mask=0777
public=yes

When i am working on my new NAS system, it only reads and writes with:

Code:

sudo chmod -R 777 .

But then, everything is green and executable.

Code:

sudo chmod -R 666 .

does not seem to do the job.

Has it anything to do with the smb.conf settings above ?

Greets, PascalByThree, Wouter van Wegen

lvm_ · 12-28-2023, 06:27 AM

Changing into a directory requires execute bit to be set on this directory. Use 'chmod -R a+X .' with capital X to set execute bit only on directories but not on files. Note: this will not remove execute bit from files if previously set.