Change Permissions dialog box
Publish window – remote file shortcut menu – Change Permissions
Lets you change the Unix file permissions of the selected file or folder, if it is hosted on a Unix/Linux server and you have proper authority to change file permissions.
Owner/Group/Others
Owner
The permissions that apply to the “owner” of the file or folder—usually the account holder (you). You should have at least Read and Write permissions, if the file/folder is in a folder that you control.
Group
The permissions that apply to the group of users that the owner belongs to.
Others
The permissions that apply to everybody. On a public Web site, at least Read permission should be granted for files, and Read and Execute for folders, in this category.
The permissions are described as follows:
- Read: Permission to read the file or (potentially) access a file in the folder.
- Write: Permission to make changes to the file or folder, including deletion. Generally reserved for the owner alone.
- Execute: Permission to the execute the file (run it if it is a program) or see the list of files in the folder. Execute permission must be set on CGI files.
Octal code
You can specify all permissions at once using a three-digit octal code. Each digit represents the permissions for the owner, group, and everyone, respectively. Some commonly used digits are:
- 7 = read/write/execute
- 6 = read/write
- 5 = read/execute
- 4 = read only
- 0 = none
String three digits together to form a complete code.
Quick setup
These buttons let you set commonly-used sets of all permissions at once with one click.
Public [644]
Read/Write for the owner, only Read for others. Appropriate for most Web documents and folders.
CGI [755]
Read/Write/Execute for the owner, and Read/Execute for others. Usually used for CGI files.
Private [600]
Read/Write for the owner, and no permissions for others.