Setting Permissions of Directories and Files

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Files

In order to be visible to other users, your web pages, images, css, etc. all need to have world reaable permission.

To do this (in GNOME):

  • Find the file whose permissions you need to change
  • Either:
    • Right-click the file, and select properties
    • Goto the file menu, then properties
    • press ALT and ENTER together
  • Click on the Permissions tab

Permissions.png

  • Change Group Access to "Read-only"
  • Change Others to "Read-only"
  • Click OK


Directories/Folders

In order for folders or directories to be accessible to web users, you need to set the permissions to read and "access-files"

  • Find the file whose permissions you need to change
  • Either:
    • Right-click the file, and select properties
    • Goto the file menu, then properties
    • press ALT and ENTER together
  • Click on the Permissions tab

Permissions2.png

  • Change Group, Folder Access to "Access Files"
  • Change Others, Folder Access to "Access Files"
  • Click OK