How to grant access to all subfolders and contained files of a folder for a special user

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Casparius
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How to grant access to all subfolders and contained files of a folder for a special user

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Hi,
I tried to update the access to subfolders and files that were copied with an admin to a TOS 6.0 NAS.

What I tried:
- right click on the main folder
- open preferences
- go to permissions
- set for the user the required access right (read or read/write) and set the checkbox for "replace access also for subfolders"

Result is, that I have to update every folder and sometimes also every file separately.
On a NAS with thousends of files this is not suitable.

Is there an easy way to set the access?

Many thanks.
BR casparius
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Re: How to grant access to all subfolders and contained files of a folder for a special user

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If you are using TOS6, you could consider using the Terminal app and linux tools (eg 'chown').
You can figure out the exact usage for your purposes using on-line manual pages.
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Re: How to grant access to all subfolders and contained files of a folder for a special user

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Sorry, I do not have any experience with terminal and linux.
Is there a possibility using the web interface or a tool on TOS6?
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Re: How to grant access to all subfolders and contained files of a folder for a special user

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Casparius wrote: 29 Dec 2024, 04:13
You can go to Control Panel - Users - Select this user for editing permissions and set folder permissions for this user.
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Re: How to grant access to all subfolders and contained files of a folder for a special user

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I did 2 things:
1st: I entered for the users in control panel and set for this special user R/W.
2nd: As 1st didn't make any difference, I tried to update the rights for the folder (including update for subfolders).

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But I still have to grant access to every subfolder and sometimes for single files seprately.

Any further ideas?

Many thanks.
BR Casparius
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