Set umask for Apache2 PHP (Nextcloud app)

General Discussion
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How to change umask for user www-data for Nextcloud service?
I have PHP 7.4, Apache2.
I try to set umask 002 in /etc/apache2/envvars but nothing changed.
All new folders created in nextcloud app have permissions 0755.

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What exactly should be the goal of this? What do you like to achieve?

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Goal is make directories and files writtable/editable for another user (example, dietpi) via samba. I add dietpi user to www-data group.
Simple example:

  1. Create directory Test in Nextcloud app files. It has rights 0755
  2. I want to add files or create subdir in Test via Samba from PC. But i can not, as have only read access.
  3. If I manually set 775 to Test directory - i can do all in 2.
4

I guess this is same question as you have File upload by user does not have group write permission while upload/create - ℹ️ Support - Nextcloud community

Mayb you can connect to that topic. Guys over there don’t recommend doing this. They point into the direction of using WebDav instead.

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You are probably right…
I try to do exactly the same as in the link above. Upload or change files as network drive, then use file:scan in Nextcloud for files to be appeared there.
It is a bad idea)
Thank you.

6

For those interested it was addressed in version 25+
Add to config.php 'localstorage.umask' => 002,
While umask will still return 0022, new folders will be given group write permissions.

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thx for sharing, maybe some running NC could verify the solution. :+1: