Your Question: How Do I Make a Folder Writable in Ubuntu?

Usually the command you used should change the permissions permanently. Try sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/ (which basically is the same). If that doesn’t work you might need to change the owner [and maybe the group] of the directory via sudo chown [:] /var/www/ .

How do I make a directory writable in Linux?

1. chmod +w <directory> or chmod a+w <directory> – Write permission for user, group and others.
2. chmod u+w <directory> – Write permission for user.
3. chmod g+w <directory> – Write permission for group.
4. chmod o+w <directory> – Write permission for others.

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What is the meaning of chmod 777?

Setting 777 permissions to a file or directory means that it will be readable, writable and executable by all users and may pose a huge security risk. … File ownership can be changed using the chown command and permissions with the chmod command.