{"id":3859,"date":"2021-10-01T08:26:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=3859"},"modified":"2022-01-21T07:05:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T13:05:58","slug":"how-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change files or directory permission in cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cpanel\/#using_file_manager\" >Using File Manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cpanel\/#using_sshterminal\" >Using SSH\/Terminal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cpanel\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>File or Directory permissions decide who can perform a write, read or execute actions. In cPanel, you can manually edit individual files or directory permission using File Manager. If you have Jail Shell access, i.e., terminal access, we will also cover that method. Learn, How to change files or directory permission in cPanel?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"using_file_manager\"><\/span>Using File Manager<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to cPanel using&nbsp;<strong>Username&nbsp;<\/strong>&amp;&nbsp;<strong>Password<\/strong>.&nbsp;i.e;&nbsp;<em>(https:\/\/yourdomain.com:2083 or https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/cpanel)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Login-to-cpanel-using-user-and-password.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2388\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Navigate and open&nbsp;<strong>Files \u2192 File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel-1024x560.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/navigate-to-file-manager-in-cpanel.jpg 1435w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Right-click<\/strong> on <strong>Directory <\/strong>or <strong>File <\/strong>\u2192 Click on <strong>Change Permissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/right-click-on-file-or-permissions-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"right-click-on-file-or-permissions\" class=\"wp-image-3862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/right-click-on-file-or-permissions-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/right-click-on-file-or-permissions-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/right-click-on-file-or-permissions-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/right-click-on-file-or-permissions-1536x858.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/right-click-on-file-or-permissions.jpg 1554w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Here, make the required Permission changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/setup-required-permissions-cpanel-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"setup-required-permissions-cpanel\" class=\"wp-image-3864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/setup-required-permissions-cpanel-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/setup-required-permissions-cpanel-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/setup-required-permissions-cpanel-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/setup-required-permissions-cpanel.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Finally, click on <strong>Change Permissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"How-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel\" class=\"wp-image-3861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-to-change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-shortcode kb-shortcode_tip\">\n                    <div class=\"kb-shortcode-icon\">\n                        <i class=\"fa fa-lightbulb-o fa-2x\"><\/i>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"kb-shortcode-content_tip\">If you make the changes in Directory Permissions, it won&#8217;t affect permissions of Files or Directory available within the directory. <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"using_sshterminal\"><\/span>Using SSH\/Terminal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you feel SSH\/Terminal actions are more convenient, this section of the article is for you. To change the permission of the file and directory, you can use the following command,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong>chmod &lt;permisson&gt; &lt;directory name or file name&gt;<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Let&#8217;s see an example,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Login to Terminal\/SSH using Username and Password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-to-ssh-terminal-as-shared-user-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"login-to-ssh-terminal-as-shared-user\" class=\"wp-image-3870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-to-ssh-terminal-as-shared-user-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-to-ssh-terminal-as-shared-user-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-to-ssh-terminal-as-shared-user-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/login-to-ssh-terminal-as-shared-user.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Here, you can find the directory <strong>KnownHost-Permission-Test<\/strong>, which has <strong>rwxrwxr-x<\/strong> i.e., <strong>775 <\/strong>permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/list-known-host-permission-ssh-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"list-known-host-permission-ssh\" class=\"wp-image-3869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/list-known-host-permission-ssh-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/list-known-host-permission-ssh-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/list-known-host-permission-ssh-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/list-known-host-permission-ssh.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Let&#8217;s change the permission to <strong>rwxr-xr-x <\/strong>i.e., <strong>755 <\/strong>for that run the following command,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><strong>chmod 755 KnownHost-Permission-Test\n<\/strong><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/run-permission-file-directory-ssh-cpanel-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"run-permission-file-directory-ssh-cpanel\" class=\"wp-image-3871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/run-permission-file-directory-ssh-cpanel-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/run-permission-file-directory-ssh-cpanel-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/run-permission-file-directory-ssh-cpanel-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/run-permission-file-directory-ssh-cpanel.jpg 1059w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Congratulations! You have successfully changed the permission of KnownHost-Permission-Test directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-SSH-Terminal-1024x505.jpg\" alt=\"change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-SSH-Terminal\" class=\"wp-image-3868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-SSH-Terminal-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-SSH-Terminal-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-SSH-Terminal-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/change-files-or-directory-permission-in-cPanel-SSH-Terminal.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve gone over How to change files or directory permission in cPanel. At the time of permission changes, make sure to set the required permission and confirm the changes at last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KnownHost offers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week best in class technical support. A dedicated team is ready to help you should you need our assistance. You\u2019re not using KnownHost for the best web hosting experience? Well, why not? Check with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/contact\">our Sales team<\/a>&nbsp;to see what can KnownHost do for you in improving your web hosting experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File or Directory permissions decide who can perform a write, read or execute actions. In cPanel, you can manually edit individual files or directory permission using File Manager. If you have Jail Shell access, i.e., terminal access, we will also cover that method. Learn, How to change files or directory permission in cPanel? 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