logged in as root, make all files in /home/user chown to user when git pull

Question

I like to stay logged into my (Ubuntu) VPS as root. Now I am running into issues when I git pull into my wordpress directory at /home/user .

All new files will have user and group assigned as "root", but it will not work in wordpress unless they are owned by "user".

So either wordpress should be able to run with files who have root ownership, or somehow the wordpress directory should automatically chown when I pull. Is it possible?

Is there something I can do, so that I am not forced to always chown or su - user?

Stop logging in as root? – Michael Hampton Aug 12 '12 at 17:26 — Michael Hampton, Aug 12 '12 at 17:26

score -2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 12 '12 at 18:11

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Its not a good practice to run as root always. Create a non privileged user and use sudo to access root privileges.

Regarding ownership, simplest way is to add a cron job to change permissions every minute. But it is a dirty fix. Use a non privileged user always.

answered Aug 12 '12 at 18:11

Anish Sheela

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thanks ya! wonder why this has -2 though...? – petergus Aug 14 '12 at 18:19
Don't know. Share your experience or issues faced if any as comments. – Anish Sheela Aug 15 '12 at 16:49

logged in as root, make all files in /home/user chown to user when git pull

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