Incorrect or missing information? Unix Permissions
Linux, Unix, macOS only
When SABnzbd runs on a Unix-like server, the download result must often be made available for other users. Normally files that are created by a user account are private. This is also true for the files created by SABnzbd. This is OK for the internal administration files, but not always for the downloaded files.
In Config->Folders you can specify which access rights SABnzbd should give the end result, using the same octal notation as the chmod command.
You specify the pattern for folders. For files, SABnzbd always removes the execute bits (and the setuid/setgid bits), because downloaded files should not be executable. So a folder pattern of 0755 results in 0644 on the files inside it.
Typical values:
| Value | Access |
|---|---|
0777 |
full access for everyone |
0700 |
only private access |
0755 |
private read/write access, others only read access |
0750 |
private read/write access, group read access, others no access |
When the setting is empty
If you leave the permissions setting empty, SABnzbd does not force a specific mode. Folders and files keep the permissions the operating system gives them, which are determined by the process umask. Even then, SABnzbd still removes the execute bits from the completed files.
NOTE On startup SABnzbd warns if the umask is more restrictive than 077, because that can deny SABnzbd access to the files and folders it creates.
