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Can I delete files created by others in a directory I own?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 202628539 views
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I created a directory somewhere with permissions so that other users in my group can create files and directories in it. I do need to be able to delete the contents in this "public" directory, but it seems that while I am able to remove any files in this directory I cannot remove and subdirectories…

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Fix for: Can I delete files created by others in a directory I own?

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Deleting a file (or empty directory) requires write access to the parent directory, which you have as owner. Deleting a non-empty directory requires that you empty the directory first, which you can't do, as you don't have write access to that direc…

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