I keep getting a file permission problem when I try to delete files in a certain subfolder.  The subfolder in question is my Torrent download folder and I am using the linuxserver/Deluge docker container to download torrents.  The error is: you need permission from [xxx] to make changes to this file.

 

If I delete the file through the Deluge webgui - it works fine (remove torrent -> remove with data).  But I am not the only person in the household using the torrent server so if someone else forgets to choose the remove with data option, we get left with a bunch of completed torrent files.  I see the error message when I try to delete these files via windows (mapped drive).

 

The SMB share permissions in Unraid for this folder are set correctly, I have read/write access for my account.

 

To get around this I simply SSH to Unraid, do a chmod 777 -R on the Torrent download folder which changes the permissions on all files and subfolders, then delete the files from windows.

 

Before I chmod the files, the permissions look like this:

root@unraid:/mnt/user/Torrent/Downloads# ls -l
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 1 nobody users 290 Dec  9 21:33 [filename]

 

When a new download is started, the same permissions apply so I have to do this all over again in a few days time as completed torrent files get left behind.

 

Is this a problem with Deluge or Unraid not settings permissions properly?  How can I fix this permanently?

 

The application that stores the data is the one that controls the setting of permissions.  So I would be looking at the setup for the application.  You might also go to the support thread for the application at look for the answer there.