# Syncthing have a owner problem

**URL:** <https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-have-a-owner-problem/82771>\
**Category:** ℹ️ Support\
**Tags:** missing\_information\
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-have-a-owner-problem/82771 "2020-05-26T08:54:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![pangkasim](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/pangkasim/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@pangkasim](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/pangkasim)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-have-a-owner-problem/82771/1 "2020-05-26T08:54:29Z")

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when i use syncthing. I touch a file in node1 owner is www.but sync to node2 owner is root…how can i config.thank you.

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**Author:** ![JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/jimmykater/32/4850_2.png) [@JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/JimmyKater)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 8:57am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-have-a-owner-problem/82771/2 "2020-05-26T08:57:16Z")

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whats the connection to nextcloud here?  
it could be a syncthing problem…

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**Author:** ![pangkasim](https://help.nextcloud.com/letter_avatar/pangkasim/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@pangkasim](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/pangkasim)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-have-a-owner-problem/82771/4 "2020-05-26T08:59:03Z")

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i use syncthing make nextcloud HA. it can sync apps.themes.config.

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**Author:** ![JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/jimmykater/32/4850_2.png) [@JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/JimmyKater)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-have-a-owner-problem/82771/5 "2020-05-26T09:04:33Z")

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see what someone wrote underneath some of your other postings with the same content:

> [@Some confusions. Please help](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/some-confusions-please-help/58335/5):
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> How about to restore ownership? sudo chown -R www:www /path/to/nextcloud

in general it would be better if you’d keep to the [nc-guidelines](https://help.nextcloud.com/guidelines/) and the [nc code of conduct](https://nextcloud.com/contribute/code-of-conduct/) which tell you that you should keep to the subject of the thread you’re answering AND to avoid crosspostings.

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**Author:** ![JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/jimmykater/32/4850_2.png) [@JimmyKater](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/JimmyKater)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 9:04am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-have-a-owner-problem/82771/6 "2020-08-24T09:04:35Z")

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**Author:** ![wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/user_avatar/help.nextcloud.com/wwe/32/72963_2.png) [@wwe](https://help.nextcloud.com/u/wwe)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://help.nextcloud.com/t/syncthing-have-a-owner-problem/82771/7 "2024-12-12T07:05:16Z")

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