Set permissions

Robust methods for setting file/folder permissions across multiple OS.

set_permissions(
  path,
  is_folder = FALSE,
  permissions = list(Windows = "Everyone:(OI)(CI)RX", Mac = "u=rx,go=rx", Linux =
    "u=rx,go=rx", default = "u=rx,go=rx"),
  whoami = "admin",
  pass = Sys.getenv("PASS"),
  sudo = FALSE,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

path

Path to file/folder.

is_folder

Whether path is a folder. If so, permissions will be set recursively for all files/subfolders.

permissions

Scope of permissions to set for each OS type. "default" is only used when the OS type is not Windows, Mac, or Linux.

whoami

Admin username.

pass

Admin password.

sudo

Whether to run commands in sudo mode.

verbose

Print messages.

Examples

f <- tempfile()
writeLines(text = letters, con = f)
set_permissions(f)
#> Setting permissions for file.
#> Setting owner with chown.