{"id":196,"date":"2017-11-28T10:52:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T10:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=196"},"modified":"2025-11-14T19:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:59:30","slug":"how-to-change-files-and-directory-permissions-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/kb\/how-to-change-files-and-directory-permissions-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change Files and Directory Permissions in Plesk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>To set access permissions for a file or directory on Windows systems using Plesk:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/knowledge-base\/login-plesk-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Login To Plesk Control Panel.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"procedurelistnumber\">Go to\u00a0<strong>Files.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/file-manager-plesk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/file-manager-plesk-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>locate the file or directory for which you want to set access permissions.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/file-manager-directory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/file-manager-directory-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Then click the arrow in the corresponding row, Then\u00a0Click\u00a0<strong>Change Permissions<\/strong>\u00a0in the drop-down menu.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/file-manager-change-permissions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/file-manager-change-permissions-300x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0the appropriate\u00a0User from left e.g. (Application pool group (IWPG_example1)) next\u00a0adjust\u00a0the\u00a0permissions as required on the right.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/file-manager-apply-permissions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.websupporters.com\/support\/knowledgebase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/file-manager-apply-permissions-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Ok<\/strong> to save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To set access permissions for a file or directory on Windows systems using Plesk: Login To Plesk Control Panel. Go to\u00a0Files. locate the file or directory for which you want to set access permissions. Then click the arrow in the corresponding row, Then\u00a0Click\u00a0Change Permissions\u00a0in the drop-down menu. 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