> I chmod'ed all the files to 777
BAD idea... 

scp vs rsync?
rsync!
Why?
It will copy only what hasn't been copied before or what changed (by date) 
or (better) with -c, whatver changed its MD5 number. 

I am not familiar with OwnCloud, but I assume that you log in with a 
username/password that grants you access, and I am sure that chmod(ing) on 
its own to 770 is its own way to tell you:
*STOP*!!!
DON'T 777 !!!
In fact, unless you have a *VERY* good reason (I doubt you will) your 
directories should be 700 and your files 600.
Or at worst 750 and 640. 

For as long as you own the files, and you do, or you wouldn't be able to 
chmod them unless you are logged in as root, which defeats all purposes of 
security, you should able to read them with directories as 700 and files as 
600.  If you can't, look at the permissions and ownerships upwards your 
directory.  You could also be dealing with ACL(s) which complicates 
permissions if you don't know what you are doing. 

I may be able to provide some more insight if you hand me more info (or 
access), but DO NOT chmod 777.
Ever...
ET 

 


Carlton Brooks writes: 

> Last week you helped me in backing up my OwnCloud installation on a Odroid 
> using rsync. Actually I used scp because my testing of it worked better 
> than rsync. 
> 
> Now I have another problem and it has been happening for a while. I hope 
> someone has a solution/answer. 
> 
> In order to copy all files I chmod'ed all the files to 777. The scp copy 
> started working well, then about 1/4 of the way through all the files 
> reverted back to a 770, thus denying me permission. And failing. 
> 
> I did an experiment over the last few day. I started changing permissions 
> of the OwnCloud directory. After an hour or so the file settings changed. 
> 
> What could be causing things to change and how to trace it. 
> 
> Thanks
> Carlton Brooks
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