How To Give Permission To a Folder In Ubuntu?
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1. Open a terminal window.
2. Enter the command “sudo chmod -R a+rwx <foldername>” to give read, write and execute permissions to the folder and all its contents.
3. Enter your password when prompted.
4. To give only read and write permissions, enter the command “sudo chmod -R a+rw <foldername>”.
5. To give only read permissions, enter the command “sudo chmod -R a+r <foldername>”.