Title: permissions issues (again)
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# permissions issues (again)

 *  Resolved [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/)
 * (@nowton)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permissions-issues-again/)
 * I have set all(!) folders to 777, from the root to 777. I’ve checked under what
   user php runs under(www-data) and set all files and folders to this group. I’ve
   set all files and folders to my username and when that didn’t work, to www-data.
   Still the package fails with permissions error: but permissions are right. It
   also claims that I am the php script owner, which confuses me, as setting that
   from the console made no difference either. This was posted a month ago without
   resolution, and I have no way to ‘force’ it to write. I need this backup to have
   a supplier debug, now I need someone to debug the backup solution they need. 
   Sigh. Any insight or alternative appreciated. Really.
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 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permissions-issues-again/#post-5037980)
 * Hey [@nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/),
 * Sorry you having issues with permission. If you want to force the code past the
   check you can. The code is in this file:
 * > yoursite/plugins/duplicator/classes/server.php
 * Then look for this codeblock:
 *     ```
       //SYS-100: FILE PERMS
       ...
       Change from this:
       $req['SYS-100'] = ($test) ? 'Pass' : 'Fail';
       To this:
       $req['SYS-100'] = 'Pass';
       ```
   
 * However you may still run into issues as the underlying check is a basic call
   to [is_writeable](http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.is-writable.php) and 
   if it fails on those checks then the chances of PHP having issues further down
   in the next steps will be high.
 * The [FAQ](http://lifeinthegrid.com/duplicator-faq) has some general suggestion
   for permissions, but it really depends on how the server was configured, pending
   there can be so many different setup permutations…
 * As far as the [script owner](http://www.php.net//manual/en/function.get-current-user.php)
   its a general guide and not the process owner which is what will matter in most
   cases… Listing the process owner across all OS systems is a bit tricky so right
   now the closest option is the script owner. In future versions I hope to be able
   to capture the process owner.
 * Hope that helps…
 * Cheers~
 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permissions-issues-again/#post-5038147)
 * Hey [@nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/),
 * Did you happen to get this going?
 * Thanks~
 *  Thread Starter [nowton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nowton/)
 * (@nowton)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permissions-issues-again/#post-5038150)
 * Sorry, haven’t had time to test this yet and had to resort to alternative means
   of getting the data to the developers. Will mark this as resolved for now, thanks.
 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permissions-issues-again/#post-5038155)
 * Thanks for the update!

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 * Last reply from: [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permissions-issues-again/#post-5038155)
 * Status: resolved