FREE TOOL • 100% GUI • NO COMMANDS NEEDED

RCW-NixPerm v1.0.0

Manage Linux file & folder permissions entirely from a visual Windows GUI. Connect over SSH, scan any directory, view permissions in a sortable table, export to Excel, and change ownership, permissions, special bits and ACLs using checkboxes and dropdowns — no terminal, no commands, no memorizing syntax. Single .exe, no installation required.

Download RCW-NixPerm.exe (5.2 MB)How it works
RCW-NixPerm GUI showing permission management with checkboxes, file table, and visual controls

Complete GUI Permission Manager

Everything is managed through visual controls — checkboxes, text fields, and buttons. No commands to type, no syntax to memorize.

  • Visual permission checkboxes (R/W/X)
  • Owner & group text fields
  • SUID, SGID, Sticky checkboxes
  • ACL user + R/W/X checkboxes
  • Sortable file & folder table
  • Click any file to load its permissions
  • Export audit to Excel (.xlsx)
  • Preview changes before applying
  • Apply to subfolders checkbox
  • Auto-refresh after changes
Ubuntu 20.04+Debian 11+RHEL 8/9Rocky/AlmaAmazon LinuxSLES 15

🖥️ What the GUI Looks Like

🔌 Connect to Linux Server
Server:192.168.1.10Port:22Username:rootPassword:••••••••🔗 Connect✓ Connected (Linux)
📊 Audit Permissions
Folder path:/var/www Include subfolders🔍 Scan📄 Export to Excel
📁 Files and Folders
NameTypeOwnerGroupPermissions
index.htmlFilewww-datawww-datarw-r--r--
uploads/Folderwww-datawww-datarwxrwx---
config.phpFilerootrootrw-------
logs/Foldersyslogadmrwxr-x---
✏️ Modify Permissions (click any file above)
Owner:www-dataGroup:www-data
Owner: Read Write Execute
Group: Read Write Execute
Others: Read Write Execute
Special: SUID (run as owner) SGID (inherit group) Sticky (restrict delete)
ACL User:john R W X
Apply to subfolders👁️ Preview Changes✅ Apply Changes

How it works

  1. Install nothing — copy the exe to any Windows 10/11 machine and double-click. The target server just needs SSH and a sudo-capable user (or root).
  2. Connect: enter the server address, port, username and password. Click the Connect button — you will see a green “Connected” status.
  3. Audit: enter any folder path (e.g. /var/www, /home, /etc), check Include subfolders for a full tree scan, and click Scan. Every file and folder appears in the table with owner, group, and visual permission display.
  4. Export: click Export to Excel to save the full audit as an .xlsx workbook with highlighted security findings.
  5. Modify: click any file in the table — its current permissions load into the checkboxes. Change the owner, group, tick or untick the Read/Write/Execute boxes, enable SUID/SGID/Sticky, add ACL users, then click Preview Changes to review, and Apply Changes to execute.
100% GUI: You never type a command. All operations use checkboxes, text fields and buttons. The tool handles all the Linux communication behind the scenes. Always test permission changes on non-production systems first.