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 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 Mimiq Workspace.

• SAN volume

  • Avid Folder

    • Project Folder

      • 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.

_{(With thanks to Nathan Fleming)}