When the IPS Community Suite creates new files and folders, by default it uses the following permissions or "chmod" mask: Folders that the software will write to: 0777 Folders that the software will not write to: 0755 Files that the software may overwrite: 0666 Files that the software will not overwrite: 0644 While these permissions work in most environments, you may find that the permissions are not appropriate in your particular hosting environment. You have the