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Asked: 2019-11-22 20:50:19 +0800 CST

SCP set permissions or timestamps even for user in the same group

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I am not the owner but in the same group as a file. The file has -rw-rw-r-- permissions, and:

beet ~> umask -S
u=rwx,g=rwx,o=rx

Over WinSCP, I am able to update the file but it produces this error:

error occurred while setting permissions and/or timestamp

Why is this happening and is there a way to overcome this?

filesystem permissions ssh scp

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  1. Best Answer

    Quoting WinSCP documentation for the error message:

    You get this error, when a server fails to update file timestamp or permissions for some reason:

    • On some systems (e.g. Linux), you need to be an owner of the file (write permissions are not enough) to modify its permissions or timestamp (you will see an error like “Permissions denied” in error details).

    ...

    Whatever the reason is, you need to turn off Set permissions and Preserve timestamp options or turn on Ignore permission errors.

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