File manager 

It is important to make sure that certain files can be accessed only by certain 

people. Therefore, proper file permissions should be set so those who are 

permitted to use a file can, and those who are not permitted to use the file 

cannot. File permissions can be set using the 

Change Permissions

 function in the 

File Manager

. 

Steps (click here for a flash demo of this task) 

1

  To access the 

FILE MANAGER

, click on the 

 icon above the words 

File 

Manager

 on the main screen of your cPanel interface. 

2 

 Click on the icon next to the file you wish to change the permissions of. 

3

  Click on the words 

Change Permissions 

on the right hand side of the screen. 

4 

 Click on a box to add or remove a check from it: 

5

 Make sure the permissions you wish to give the file have checks in their boxes. 

6

 Click on the button marked 

Change

 to change the file's permissions. 

NOTE:  If the change was successful, the following will appear (except filename 

will be the name of the file, the numbers will correspond with the permissions 

given and /home/folder will be the name of the directory you are currently in): 

61