add script for changing permissions on projects folder

set_permissions.py

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+# Run this as admin to change permissions for everyone to prevent read write errors to projects in folder for the AI
+import os
+import stat
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+def check_and_set_permissions(folder_name='projects'):
+    # Get the directory of the current script
+    current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+    # Construct the path to the projects folder
+    projects_folder = os.path.join(current_dir, folder_name)
+
+    print(f"Checking permissions for: {projects_folder}")
+
+    # Ensure the folder exists
+    os.makedirs(projects_folder, exist_ok=True)
+
+    if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
+        # Windows-specific commands
+        try:
+            # Remove read-only attribute
+            subprocess.run(['attrib', '-R', projects_folder], check=True, shell=True)
+            print("Read-only attribute removed (if it existed)")
+
+            # Set full control for everyone (use with caution)
+            subprocess.run(['icacls', projects_folder, '/grant', 'Everyone:(OI)(CI)F', '/T'], check=True, shell=True)
+            print("Full control permissions set for everyone")
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            print(f"Error setting permissions: {e}")
+    else:
+        # Unix-like systems (Linux, macOS)
+        try:
+            # Set read, write, and execute permissions for owner, group, and others
+            os.chmod(projects_folder, stat.S_IRWXU | stat.S_IRWXG | stat.S_IRWXO)
+            print("Full permissions set for everyone")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error setting permissions: {e}")
+
+    # Recursively set permissions for all subdirectories and files
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(projects_folder):
+        for dir in dirs:
+            check_and_set_permissions(os.path.join(root, dir))
+        for file in files:
+            try:
+                os.chmod(os.path.join(root, file), stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IWGRP | stat.S_IROTH | stat.S_IWOTH)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Error setting permissions for file {file}: {e}")
+
+    print("Permissions check and set completed")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    check_and_set_permissions()