Permission Issues

Issues & Assistance
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Will the below fix all the files on the drive to be -rw-rw-r–+ versus -rw-r–r–?

find "/mnt/My Files II" -type f -exec chmod 664 {} +

See my thread on LinuxQuestions. Thanks

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/fixing-folder-and-file-permissions-4175750129/

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rw → 4+2=6
rw → 4+2=6
r → 4

The final permissions from that command for all files would be -rw-rw-r--

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no + at the end? is the + unnecessary? Will that do ALL files on the drive leaving the folders and subfolders untouched?

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It is a difference of notation, but 664 means Read and Write for the owner and the group, and Read only for the others.

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OK thanks much appreciated, now just.

Will that do ALL files on the drive leaving the folders and subfolders untouched?

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All files within "/mnt/My Files II" will change, leaving the folders unchanged, based on the command you posted above.

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Did the find "/mnt/My Files II/That Girl (1966)" -type f -exec chmod 664 {} + and according to ls -l the files are now -rw-rw-r- like they should be, but I still cannot send the files via LocalSend. Any idea what’s happening? Thanks

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This is an application-specific question, but this might give you a hint: Error if the destination is on another disk in linux · Issue #1168 · localsend/localsend · GitHub . Did you install it as a flatpak?

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No I don’t use containerized apps unless there is no other choice. As for it be a app specific issue I don’t think so. I’m sure it’s a Linux permission issue and something else besides the above needs to be fixed. Then there is the fact that that GitHub issue has nothing to do with this.

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One needs to check what user-group the application uses to access files. That user-group must be the owner of the files, for write access to work.

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The permissions for That Girl and it’s folders now match the permissions 9-1-1 which are the correct permissions. I can send 9-1-1 without any issue so by right there should be no issue sending That Girl. I want to get to the bottom of what is going on with the file system befor it gets too out of hand.

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OK so I decide since we already have KDE Connect to set it up. After that I sent all episodes for That Girl to Gary’s system without issue. Seems you’re right it must be a LocalSend issue. I had already created a issue thread on their GitHub, so will see if they have anything to say.