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TAIFUN Donor
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Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2020-03-09 19:09

Hi!
I need change recursively "Owner" and "Group" for folder X. But I not a need change CHMOD for folder X and sub-files/sub-folders. See screenshot, pls.

This option is well implemented in the program "FlashFXP". See screenshot, pls.

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2020-03-09

If you do not change the permissions on the dialog, WinSCP won't do any "chmod".

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TAIFUN Donor
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Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2020-03-09 19:51

martin wrote:

If you do not change the permissions on the dialog, WinSCP won't do any "chmod".

So, I have a folder test. Folder test have a sub folder and files.
I need change owner for folder test and sub folders and files. You know?
But when I change the owner, the attributes change too. :-(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlyFfEeeyVE

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2020-03-09

OK, I'll look at it.

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2020-03-23

After you check the "Set group, owner and permissions recursively", go to the "Permissions" and in theirs context menu select "Leave as Is".

Sorry for my late answer.

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TAIFUN Donor

Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2020-03-23 16:33

Oh, thx! I would never have guessed.)

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2020-03-23

It's documented here:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_properties#recursively

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b4rt
Joined:: 2021-11-12
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Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2021-11-12 18:32

Sorry for picking up this older thread, but I'm running into the same issue and I cannot find any "Leave as is" option anywhere, has it been removed on the latest version 5.19.4? Or can you attach a screenshot, where to find it exactly? I'm also trying to change the owner of a directory recursively, but keeping the file permissions, as they are.

Thanks a lot!

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2021-11-15

@b4rt: You first have to check the "Set group, owner and permissions recursively", as my post above says. Did you?

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b4rt

Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2021-11-16 16:10

Thanks for your feedback, yes, I've tried that, but nothing happens. Where should this additional checkbox show up?

I'm using the german version, if you wonder: https://imgur.com/a/JwSSHSp

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: Change "Owner", "Group" for recursively.

2021-11-19

@b4rt: It's the one at the bottom (Gruppe, ...). Once you check it, you will have the "Leave as is" option available in the Permissions box context menu.

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