# Permissions check

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/permissions-check/234911>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [May 18, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/permissions-check/234911 "2013-05-18T02:16:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/permissions-check/234911/1 "2013-05-18T02:16:59Z")

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I just updated nginx and was warned about permissions. Are these  
appropriate:

/var/log/nginx:  
drwxr-x— root root

/var/lib/nginx/tmp and /var/lib/nginx/tmp/\*:  
drwx------ nginx nginx

- Grant

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/permissions-check/234911/2 "2013-05-18T03:35:22Z")

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> I just updated nginx and was warned about permissions. Are these appropriate:
> 
> /var/log/nginx:  
> drwxr-x— root root
> 
> /var/lib/nginx/tmp and /var/lib/nginx/tmp/\*:  
> drwx------ nginx nginx
> 
> - Grant

Whoops, please make that:

/var/lib/nginx/tmp and /var/lib/nginx/tmp/\*:  
drwx------ apache nginx

With nginx running as user “apache”.

- Grant