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How do I force group and permissions for created files inside a specific directory?

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Mar 15, 202689919 views
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For files created from the testuser account in the /var/www directory, I need they have g+rwx as permissions, and www-data as group. How can I achieve this? I'm creating the files via SSH.

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To set the group, give the setgid bit: To also adjust subdirectories: This will make all newly created files inherit the parent directory's group, instead of the user's. To set the default group permissions, you will have to use ACLs. Set a "default…

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