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How to give permission to any folder/file Linux ubuntu

 Go to a terminal and type:

sudo mkdir /var/myfolder
sudo chmod a+rwx /var/myfolder
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Explain:

*Where * **myfolder **is the name of the directory.

  • a means "all" (users)

    • means "add the following rights"
  • and rwx means read, write **and **execute

Create Directory with mkdir:


sudo mkdir /var/DirectoryName
To give all permissions to a folder give chmod -R 777:

sudo chmod -R 777 /var/DirectoryName

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