How to keep the user “www-data” when modify file logged in as root?
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I gave permission to the user "www-data" in the entire contents of the "/var/www" folder.
However, I work with the root user with a private key via SFTP, and whenever I modify a file, the owner of the file becomes root.
How to edit the files and keep the "www-data" as owner?
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I gave permission to the user "www-data" in the entire contents of the "/var/www" folder.
However, I work with the root user with a private key via SFTP, and whenever I modify a file, the owner of the file becomes root.
How to edit the files and keep the "www-data" as owner?
linux nginx sftp
edited Nov 16 at 21:25
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Nov 16 at 21:24
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I do not know the correct answer, but I judge it has something with SUID SGID and sticky bit. You can get more than 100 hits if looking for that keywords.
– schweik
Nov 16 at 22:31
@roaima Thanks for the comment, you opened my mind. I really had not thought that when a file is modified it was deleted and a new file was created. So I went to check if the creation date was changed, and found that there is no date of creation of a file on linux systems. What I have to do is change the owner of the file again every time I modify it, so nginx will work normally.
– Marcelo
Nov 17 at 22:40
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I gave permission to the user "www-data" in the entire contents of the "/var/www" folder.
However, I work with the root user with a private key via SFTP, and whenever I modify a file, the owner of the file becomes root.
How to edit the files and keep the "www-data" as owner?
linux nginx sftp
edited Nov 16 at 21:25
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asked Nov 16 at 21:24
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I gave permission to the user "www-data" in the entire contents of the "/var/www" folder.
However, I work with the root user with a private key via SFTP, and whenever I modify a file, the owner of the file becomes root.
How to edit the files and keep the "www-data" as owner?
linux nginx sftp
linux nginx sftp
edited Nov 16 at 21:25
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asked Nov 16 at 21:24
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I do not know the correct answer, but I judge it has something with SUID SGID and sticky bit. You can get more than 100 hits if looking for that keywords.
– schweik
Nov 16 at 22:31
@roaima Thanks for the comment, you opened my mind. I really had not thought that when a file is modified it was deleted and a new file was created. So I went to check if the creation date was changed, and found that there is no date of creation of a file on linux systems. What I have to do is change the owner of the file again every time I modify it, so nginx will work normally.
– Marcelo
Nov 17 at 22:40
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I do not know the correct answer, but I judge it has something with SUID SGID and sticky bit. You can get more than 100 hits if looking for that keywords.
– schweik
Nov 16 at 22:31
@roaima Thanks for the comment, you opened my mind. I really had not thought that when a file is modified it was deleted and a new file was created. So I went to check if the creation date was changed, and found that there is no date of creation of a file on linux systems. What I have to do is change the owner of the file again every time I modify it, so nginx will work normally.
– Marcelo
Nov 17 at 22:40
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I do not know the correct answer, but I judge it has something with SUID SGID and sticky bit. You can get more than 100 hits if looking for that keywords.
– schweik
Nov 16 at 22:31
I do not know the correct answer, but I judge it has something with SUID SGID and sticky bit. You can get more than 100 hits if looking for that keywords.
– schweik
Nov 16 at 22:31
@roaima Thanks for the comment, you opened my mind. I really had not thought that when a file is modified it was deleted and a new file was created. So I went to check if the creation date was changed, and found that there is no date of creation of a file on linux systems. What I have to do is change the owner of the file again every time I modify it, so nginx will work normally.
– Marcelo
Nov 17 at 22:40
@roaima Thanks for the comment, you opened my mind. I really had not thought that when a file is modified it was deleted and a new file was created. So I went to check if the creation date was changed, and found that there is no date of creation of a file on linux systems. What I have to do is change the owner of the file again every time I modify it, so nginx will work normally.
– Marcelo
Nov 17 at 22:40
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With sftp you don't modify a file in place, you copy it to your machine, modify it, and then replace it with the new version, which necessarily then is owned by the user you connected as. Use other means of editing.
sshfs might be an option; use a sensible editor like vi ;) through ssh.
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With sftp you don't modify a file in place, you copy it to your machine, modify it, and then replace it with the new version, which necessarily then is owned by the user you connected as. Use other means of editing.
sshfs might be an option; use a sensible editor like vi ;) through ssh.
answered Nov 16 at 23:34
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With sftp you don't modify a file in place, you copy it to your machine, modify it, and then replace it with the new version, which necessarily then is owned by the user you connected as. Use other means of editing.
sshfs might be an option; use a sensible editor like vi ;) through ssh.
answered Nov 16 at 23:34
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3,91211218
add a comment |
up vote
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up vote
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With sftp you don't modify a file in place, you copy it to your machine, modify it, and then replace it with the new version, which necessarily then is owned by the user you connected as. Use other means of editing.
sshfs might be an option; use a sensible editor like vi ;) through ssh.
answered Nov 16 at 23:34
tink
3,91211218
With sftp you don't modify a file in place, you copy it to your machine, modify it, and then replace it with the new version, which necessarily then is owned by the user you connected as. Use other means of editing.
sshfs might be an option; use a sensible editor like vi ;) through ssh.
answered Nov 16 at 23:34
tink
3,91211218
answered Nov 16 at 23:34
tink
3,91211218
answered Nov 16 at 23:34
tink
3,91211218
answered Nov 16 at 23:34
tink
3,91211218
3,91211218
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I do not know the correct answer, but I judge it has something with SUID SGID and sticky bit. You can get more than 100 hits if looking for that keywords.
– schweik
Nov 16 at 22:31
@roaima Thanks for the comment, you opened my mind. I really had not thought that when a file is modified it was deleted and a new file was created. So I went to check if the creation date was changed, and found that there is no date of creation of a file on linux systems. What I have to do is change the owner of the file again every time I modify it, so nginx will work normally.
– Marcelo
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