Permissions
Updated: September 12, 2019
Edit this Page via GitHub Comment by Filing an Issue Have Questions? Ask them here.Overview of Permissions
Local Filesystems
Types of permissions and users
Read Write Execute
User Group
Local data storage permissions are organized typically by PI, such as in fast
where a PI folder would have the name lastname_f
. Each PI has a group of members, typically those direct reports or other members who have been manually added due to requests as part of collaborations. Folders within the PI folder can then have more limited access to sub-groups or even to the level of a single individual.
Collaborating with other labs
Members of other labs can be added to a lab’s group or a subgroup to allow those individuals access to shared file locations. When requesting a user be added, please email scicomp
with your request and include the following information:
- Hutch ID of the user to be given access
- The most restricted path to the folder where permissions need to be given
- Whether the user should be given read-only permissions or if they need read and write permissions
- CC the PI or manager associated with the data storage location to ensure communication
Shared Subfolders
Sometimes you can have access to a lower level folder, but do not have access (execute permissions) to a parent directory so for mapped drives on a local computer, you may not be able to map a directory and then click through subfolders to get to the folder you think you have access to. Before emailing for assistance, test to see if you can directly access the folder containing the data in case this issue is preventing your access.
-
Command Line Try to
cd /path/to/your/data
directly rather thancd /path/
and then changing directories to subfolders. Sometimes changing directories directly to the lowest directory to which you should have permissions. -
Desktop map (make a shortcut) to a child directory directly even if you can’t map to a parent directory. Sometimes connecting directly to the path will work when connecting to a parent directory will not.
Requesting Changes to Permissions
If you do not seem to have correct permissions to folder or stoarage location and have tested the above connection instructions, email scicomp
the following information:
- The most restricted path to the folder where permissions are needed
- Whether you need read-only permissions or read and write permissions
- CC the PI or manager associated with the data storage location to ensure communication
Cloud Based Storage
User permissions
List Read Write
Storage policies
Bucket policies
Permissions granted by user and by storage location to combine to decide who has what type of access to what objects.
Requesting Changes to Permissions
Updated: September 12, 2019
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