BitTorrent sync file permissions (UBUNTU)

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2014-07
  • ilarsona

    I started using BitTorrent sync last night, as a do-it-yourself Dropbox project, and it works amazing, except for one thing...

    On my Ubuntu 13.10 laptop, all the file permissions are messed up, and are under root by default.

    I either need to know how to:

    A) Change the default permissions to allow me to make changes

    B) Change the BitTorrent sync user to mine, allowing it, odviously, to fall under me...

    -OR-

    C) Something else you guys can think of.

    • Answers
  • richbl

    My configuration under Ubuntu was similar.

    I've had very good luck in following the procedure listed here:

    https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-bittorrent-sync-to-synchronize-directories-in-ubuntu-12-04

    I'm currently running btsync across three linux boxes and one windows box, all with no problems.

    Good luck.


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  • NVRAM

    From chmod(2) --

       The effective UID of the calling process must match the  owner  of  the
   file,  or  the  process  must  be  privileged  (Linux: it must have the
   CAP_FOWNER capability).

    However, user2 (with write permissions on the directory) could create a copy of the file, set its permissions, then replace the original file with the copy.