permissions assigned to others

[Matthew Bruton]

I am going through the documentation trying to install atom 2.6 and there is something I have a question about.

Here is the text

"If you are deploying AtoM in a shared environment we recommend you to pay attention to the permissions assigned to others. The following is an example on how to clear all mode bits for others:"

I was wondering if someone can explain what this is about exactly? Is it in reference to creating more than one user? I am not sure if I need to do this. what does clearing "all mode bits for others" do?

[Karl Goetz]

Hi Matthew,

Its a reference to the concept of 'other' in the unix permissions system. Its literally every other user on the server be it a human or system account.

If you've set things up so www-data is the owner and group per the documentation then the only reason to have 'other' bit set is so your user can view the files without sudo - but if you're in a shared environment that may not be available either.

Are you in a shared environment and need help with the setup or is the question informational?

https://www.accesstomemory.org/en/docs/2.6/admin-manual/installation/linux/ubuntu-bionic/#filesystem-permissions

thanks,

Karl.

Linux - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) | Documentation (Version 2.6) | AtoM: Open Source Archival Description Software Access to Memory (AtoM): Open Source Archival Description Software www.accesstomemory.org

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[Matthew Bruton]

Thanks Karl,

So it's about users logged into the terminal then?

I was wondering if it might mean users in the atom web interface.

I wanted just to understand what it was about to see if I might need it.

[Karl Goetz]

Hi Matthew,

Its at the OS level yes, though a system 'built in' user (for example www-data) does not log in through a terminal.

The atom UI has different permissions associated.

thanks,

Karl.

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