How Do I Create a Shared Folder for All Users in Linux?

How Do I Create a Shared Folder for All Users in Linux?
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How do you give all users access to a folder in Linux?

To change directory permissions for everyone, use “u” for users, “g” for group, “o” for others, and “ugo” or “a” (for all). chmod ugo+rwx foldername to give read, write, and execute to everyone. chmod a=r foldername to give only read permission for everyone.

How do I create a shared folder for everyone?

Windows

  1. Right-click on the folder you want to share.
  2. Select Give Access to > Specific people.
  3. From there, you can choose specific users and their permission level (whether they can read-only or read/write). …
  4. If a user doesn’t appear on the list, type their name into the taskbar and hit Add. …
  5. Click Share.
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