Set UNIX Permissions of files in library

Smith_oo4 · 04-03-2020, 03:41 PM

Is there a way to set the UNIX file permissions on files and directories Calibre creates in a library when a new book is added? That is something like a chmod mask?

I like to set the setgid bit on directories so any new file or directories inherits the group of the parent directory. This way I can create a common group "media" and add any user that need access to the file or directories (e.g. myself, LazyLibrarian, etc.) to that group. To do this directorys need to be 2775 and files 0664.

Thank you,
Morgan Smith

ratinox · 04-03-2020, 05:42 PM

What you want is a default ACL on the top-level directory. Assuming you have a group called "calibre" and a directory called "Calibre Library" you need to set the default ACL to permit access:

Code:

setfacl -d -m group:calibre:rwx "Calibre Library"

This only works for new files/directories created under Calibre Library so you also need to set everything in it once:

Code:

setfacl -R -m group:calibre:rwx "Calibre Library"

Smith_oo4 · 04-04-2020, 08:18 PM

Cool, I will give that a try

04-03-2020, 03:41 PM	#1
Smith_oo4 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: none	Set UNIX Permissions of files in library Is there a way to set the UNIX file permissions on files and directories Calibre creates in a library when a new book is added? That is something like a chmod mask? I like to set the setgid bit on directories so any new file or directories inherits the group of the parent directory. This way I can create a common group "media" and add any user that need access to the file or directories (e.g. myself, LazyLibrarian, etc.) to that group. To do this directorys need to be 2775 and files 0664. Thank you, Morgan Smith

04-03-2020, 05:42 PM	#2
ratinox Guru Posts: 763 Karma: 10000000 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Somewhere in Time Device: Forma, iPad Mini	What you want is a default ACL on the top-level directory. Assuming you have a group called "calibre" and a directory called "Calibre Library" you need to set the default ACL to permit access: Code: setfacl -d -m group:calibre:rwx "Calibre Library" This only works for new files/directories created under Calibre Library so you also need to set everything in it once: Code: setfacl -R -m group:calibre:rwx "Calibre Library"

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04-04-2020, 08:18 PM	#3
Smith_oo4 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2020 Device: none	Cool, I will give that a try

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