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Does anyone know about inherited file permissions here? I want files/folders moved into a shared folder to automatically change to a set owner/group with set permissions, regardless of which user has moved them.

I’m having trouble with files & folders keeping previous permissions/ owners when they are moved into the shared folder.

Many thanks for any help received!

user635725
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    I think you will have to make a script or function to do that – Zanna Dec 28 '16 at 11:20
  • I had a similar problem in the past. I did not properly solve it, but a cronjob with a 5 min. delay does wonders. (And before someone calls this an ungly workaround: they are right.) – Hennes Dec 28 '16 at 12:36
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    The *classical* way to do this would be to let the owner remain as-is, but change the group using the directory's `setgid` bit - see for example [Dynamically set user groups for directories and files on a directory](http://askubuntu.com/a/608036/178692) – steeldriver Dec 28 '16 at 14:00

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I've used inotify to kick off a batch file for similar situations with success.

There are some good examples here:

James Van't Slot
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