Answers.Body: <p>if you want to be able to download and install extensions automatically, you need to either change the owner of your folder sites/default/civicrm/extensions to www-data and/or change its access rights so www-data can write into it</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I would do it from the command line (chown or cmod), but probably an option/permission on your ftp client too
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Body: <p>I'm getting a warning message in CiviCRM System Status while setting up 4.7 - "sites/default/civicrm/extensions is not writable. Please change your file permissions." What should I do?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Take a look at the first answer to this question - https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/168/are-there-recommended-directory-ownership-and-permission-settings-for-civicrm-fi#comment19968_168
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Title: How do I fix this in CiviCRM System Status - sites/default/civicrm/extensions is not writable Please change your file permissions?
ThreadText: # How do I fix this in CiviCRM System Status - sites/default/civicrm/extensions is not writable Please change your file permissions?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-03-27)
  
  I'm getting a warning message in CiviCRM System Status while setting up 4.7 - "sites/default/civicrm/extensions is not writable. Please change your file permissions." What should I do?
  
  **Tags:** installation, permissions, 4.7
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Take a look at the first answer to this question - https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/168/are-there-recommended-directory-ownership-and-permission-settings-for-civicrm-fi#comment19968_168  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-03-27. Score: 1
  
  if you want to be able to download and install extensions automatically, you need to either change the owner of your folder sites/default/civicrm/extensions to www-data and/or change its access rights so www-data can write into it
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks username_1 - what are the steps to do that?  
  > **username_1**: I would do it from the command line (chown or cmod), but probably an option/permission on your ftp client too  
  
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