How do I remove the requirement of being root for modifying a certain directory?

Question

If I execute ls -al, i get:

drwxr-xr-x 14 root   root    4096 Jan 16 02:15  <dir-name>

But I want:

drwxr-xr-x 14 <user> <user>  4096 Jan 16 02:15  <dir-name>

You haven’t specified the directory in your question, so I must warn you: Don’t change the owner of system directories! Details: [What if I accidentally run command “chmod -R” on system directories (/, /etc, …)](https://askubuntu.com/questions/43621/what-if-i-accidentally-run-command-chmod-r-on-system-directories-etc) — Melebius, Jan 17 '19 at 10:35

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 16 '19 at 02:33

sudo chown myuser:mygroup mydir

chown [-c|--changes] [-v|--verbose] [-f|--silent|--quiet] [--dereference]
      [-h|--no-dereference] [--preserve-root]
      [--from=currentowner:currentgroup] [--no-preserve-root]
      [-R|--recursive] [--preserve-root] [-H] [-L] [-P]
      {new-owner|--reference=ref-file} file ...

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 17 '19 at 06:37

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You can chmod a file/folder sudo chmod 777 <folder> will allow read/write/execute bits for anyone on the system. This however can be a security issue. Read here to find out more.

edited Jan 17 '19 at 06:37

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answered Jan 16 '19 at 03:22

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How do I remove the requirement of being root for modifying a certain directory?

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