# StorNext Permissions

Avid has strict expectations when it comes to permissions, which is not always obvious when working with SAN storage like StorNext. While there are multiple ways to skin this cat, here's a proven permissions model when using Stornext with Media Composer. 

## Folder Structure

In this folder structure example, the Project Folder is the folder you turn into a [Workspace](/mimiq/workspaces.md).

* SAN volume
  * Avid Folder
    * [Project Folder](/mimiq/workspaces.md)
      * Avid Projects
      * Avid MediaFiles

## Client Permissions

Set the `umask` settings of each computer to `002` so that the default permissions of a newly created file will be `775`, which means the `owner` and `group` will be able to edit.

## Server Permissions

| Folder          | Other ("others", "world") | Assigned Users |
| --------------- | ------------------------- | -------------- |
| SAN volume      | Read                      |                |
| Avid Folder     | No Access                 | Read           |
| Project Folder  | Read/Write\*              |                |
| Avid Projects   | Read/Write                |                |
| Avid MediaFiles | Read/Write                |                |

An alternative for the `Project Folder` permission is to set a group sticky bit on the group folder with `chmod g+s Project Folder` . This will cause all files and folders to have the same group id. That way, you don’t have to work with the `Other` permissions, and it will also open up the possibility to use StorNext’s quota system if required.

<sub>(Big thanks to Nathan Fleming for the help)</sub>


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