I think file and directory permissions is the bottle neck that is preventing me from migrating to linux for my bbs.


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Re: linux permissions issue
By: Utopian Galt to All on Sat Aug 23 2025 01:17 pm

I think file and directory permissions is the bottle neck that is preventing me from migrating to linux for my bbs.

That shouldn't be totally preventing you from using Linux.. Just need to set all the directory permissions according to the user account that's running your BBS software.

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I cant run the binkd or process mail due to this issue. :(


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Hey Utopian!

On Sat, Aug 23 2025 15:17:16 -0500, you wrote:

I think file and directory permissions is the bottle neck that is preventing me from migrating to linux for my bbs.

As a long time linux user, I'm glad it's only a 'bottleneck' in your own mind. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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On Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:34:43 -0700
"Utopian Galt" (21:4/108) <[email protected]t> wrote:

BY: Nightfox (21:1/137)

|11N|09> |10That shouldn't be totally preventing you from using
Linux.. Just need|07 |11N|09> |10to set all the directory
permissions according to the user account|07 |11N|09> |10that's
running your BBS software.|07 I cant run the binkd or process mail
due to this issue. :(

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I run binkd and synchronet on Linux with no problems. I guess it's a
skills issue on your part?
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I think file and directory permissions is the bottle neck that is preventing me from migrating to linux for my bbs.

As a long time linux user, I'm glad it's only a 'bottleneck' in your own mi

hahah ... I find all the use of "permissions" in a home operation system retarded. I understand in a network or work environment, but to have to jump thru hoops to get to a SD card, flash drive, or even a directory is just plain nuts.

This isn't only Linux, this is Windows as well.

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Hey Exodus!

On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:19:52 , you wrote:

hahah ... I find all the use of "permissions" in a home operation
system retarded. I understand in a network or work environment, but
to have to jump thru hoops to get to a SD card, flash drive, or even
a directory is just plain nuts.

This isn't only Linux, this is Windows as well.

I can agree with that. However, on any of my "home operation systems" there is and really needs to be only one user. So unless you compile/install something as root or administrator, in any part of the directory stucture that would normally give you access problems, you probably shouldn't have much issue there.

If the OP installed Linux *just* to setup a BBS, then there only needs to be one user. So my guess is he probably unzipped/compiled/installed as root and is now trying to do things as a regular user, or installed to "/sbbs" and didn't give his user permissions to write to a directory directly off the root drive.

Installing to "/home/<user>/sbbs" (or even "c:\users\<user>" on Windows), most of those issues wouldn't happen unless he changed/edited some files as root/administrator.

I'm not saying you /can't/ install to "/sbbs" or "c:\sbbs", because you definitely can.. but then you would most likely have to manually allow your user to be able to write to it.

I'm sure there's a Synchronet wiki page describing all of this, too. But if the OP was too lazy to read it while trying to install to a foreign territory, then I'm too lazy to point them there. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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I'm sure there's a Synchronet wiki page describing all of this, too. But if the OP was too lazy to read it while trying to install to a foreign territo then I'm too lazy to point them there. ;)

JHAHAHAHA I hear that ... was just pointing out how nuts these OSes are now a days ... no need for any of that on a personal computer. I remember one window setup I had a few years back, all the permissions were screwed on my external hdd (which had movies and music on) as it was a shared drive. When I removed it as a shared drive and made it just stand alone, all shit broke loose on not being able to access the files, even though I could see them. So I just find permission/user accounts plain stupid. :)

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Re: Re: linux permissions issue
By: Exodus to Accession on Sun Aug 24 2025 08:19 am

hahah ... I find all the use of "permissions" in a home operation system retarded. I understand in a network or work environment, but to have to jump thru hoops to get to a SD card, flash drive, or even a directory is just plain nuts.

This isn't only Linux, this is Windows as well.

The lack of default and universal "permissions" enforcement is why DOS and Windows were such ripe breeding grounds for malware. You need security, even in a home operation [sic] system, to keep malicious processes from doing nefarious things. It's a feature, not a bug.
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processes from doing nefarious things. It's a feature, not a bug. --

I GOT A FEVER AND THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION IS "cd /;chmod -R 777 *"!



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processes from doing nefarious things. It's a feature, not a bug. --

I GOT A FEVER AND THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION IS "cd /;chmod -R 777 *"!

:P Love this... its always permissions - or DNS; DNS... thats the right answer.



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On 26 Aug 2025 at 09:57a, Digital Man pondered and said...

Re: Re: linux permissions issue
By: Exodus to Accession on Sun Aug 24 2025 08:19 am

hahah ... I find all the use of "permissions" in a home operation syste retarded. I understand in a network or work environment, but to have t jump thru hoops to get to a SD card, flash drive, or even a directory i just plain nuts.

This isn't only Linux, this is Windows as well.

The lack of default and universal "permissions" enforcement is why DOS
and Windows were such ripe breeding grounds for malware. You need security, even in a home operation [sic] system, to keep malicious processes from doing nefarious things. It's a feature, not a bug.

Or just to prevent the user from making a mistake and bricking their
own system.

That said, I know people who have written books on Unix security that
just login as root because, well, it's their damned computer.

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