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I'm getting an error like:

ERROR: Cannot change permissions of /volume1/Dir1/Dir2/File

But thing is sabnzbd shouldn't be messing with that file in the first place, so why does it need access?

Because you set "permissions" in Config->Folders?

shypike wrote:Because you set "permissions" in Config->Folders?

I'm afraid I don't understand your comment.

My question is why does it need permissions for files it shouldn't be touching?

If you tell SABnzbd to adjust permissions on the end result of a download,
you do so in Config->Folders.
SABnzbd will start setting permissions starting at the "Completed Download Folder".
What are your settings for permissions and folder paths?

shypike wrote:If you tell SABnzbd to adjust permissions on the end result of a download,
you do so in Config->Folders.
SABnzbd will start setting permissions starting at the "Completed Download Folder".
What are your settings for permissions and folder paths?

I don't think I've set anything about that, wasn't the default 777?

That's what "Permissions for completed downloads" and I think thats the way it was as default?

What is the value of the Permissions field?
A value means that SABnzbd will try to apply those and complain when it fails.
Empty means that SABnzbd will silently try to set permissions conform
your user account's default permissions. It should not complain when that fails.

shypike wrote:What is the value of the Permissions field?

There is only a field called "Permissions for completed downloads" which is 777

shypike wrote: A value means that SABnzbd will try to apply those and complain when it fails.
Empty means that SABnzbd will silently try to set permissions conform
your user account's default permissions. It should not complain when that fails.

Ok, but why you want it to set permissions on old folders?

Oh well.

dcuritois wrote: Ok, but why you want it to set permissions on old folders?

It tries to set permissions right for the full path leading to the folder.
So assuming you already have /volume1/Complete/job1
and now it's time for /volume1/Complete/job2 it will try to set permissions for:
/volume1/Complete
/volume1/Complete/job2
/volume1/Complete/job2/file
but not for
/volume1/Complete/job1