# File/Folder Permissions set by NC11 755 vs 750

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-folder-permissions-set-by-nc11-755-vs-750/7240>\
**Category:** 💻 Development\
**Created:** [January 7, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-folder-permissions-set-by-nc11-755-vs-750/7240 "2017-01-07T18:41:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vincent\_Stans](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/vincent_stans/32/17415_2.png) [@Vincent\_Stans](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Vincent_Stans)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-folder-permissions-set-by-nc11-755-vs-750/7240/1 "2017-01-07T18:41:32Z")

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Hi all,

I was looking where I would be able to change the file and folder permissions set in NC 11.  
as we follow the setup manual [setting-strong-directory-permissions](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/12/admin_manual/installation/installation_wizard.html#setting-strong-directory-permissions) which shows the best possible permissions for file 0640 for directories 0750 however when a user creates a new folder any way ( andriod app, webdav, browser) the directory is created with 0755 permissions. as for files 0640 for installation but uploaded files get 0644.

Where can I set these permission to be 0750 and 0640 when folders or files are created.

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**Author:** ![tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/tflidd/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@tflidd](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/tflidd)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-folder-permissions-set-by-nc11-755-vs-750/7240/2 "2017-01-07T22:29:19Z")

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In apache you can set the umask to 007 in /etc/apache2/envvars:

> <https://serverfault.com/questions/383734/how-do-i-set-default-umask-in-apache-on-debian>

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**Author:** ![Vincent\_Stans](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/vincent_stans/32/17415_2.png) [@Vincent\_Stans](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/Vincent_Stans)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 11:25pm UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/file-folder-permissions-set-by-nc11-755-vs-750/7240/3 "2017-01-07T23:25:28Z")

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Thanks for pointing me to the right direction.

i’ve set ‘umask 027’ to /etc/apache2/envvars to get what I want.  
drwxr-x— 2 www-data www-data 4096 jan 8 00:26 test  
-rw-r----- 1 www-data www-data 2 jan 8 00:26 test.txt