---
title: server-root/permissions.properties
description: You can use server-root/permissions.properties to specify permissions you want to apply to files copied to the server root.
component: pingauthorize
version: 10.1
page_id: pingauthorize:pingauthorize_server_administration_guide:paz_server_root_permissions_properties
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingauthorize/10.1/pingauthorize_server_administration_guide/paz_server_root_permissions_properties.html
revdate: January 26, 2023
---

# server-root/permissions.properties

You can use `server-root/permissions.properties` to specify permissions you want to apply to files copied to the server root.

The `permissions.properties` file, located in the `server-root` directory, is an optional file that specifies the permissions to apply to files that are copied to the server root. These permissions are represented in octal notation. By default, server root files maintain their permissions when copied.

The following example shows the contents of a typical `permissions.properties` file.

```
default=700
file-with-special-permissions.txt=600
new-subdirectory/file-with-special-permissions.txt=644
bin/example-script.sh=760
```