# PMS doesn't see subdirectories (Ubuntu) **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [August 10, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-doesnt-see-subdirectories-ubuntu/928709 "2025-08-10T16:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-doesnt-see-subdirectories-ubuntu/928709/2 "2025-08-10T17:16:37Z")
The default (best) permissions for directories is `755` and files get `644`, This retains full ownership for you and Plex gets read-only. Media on local HDDs or from a NAS have a few tricks to remember. Here’re the how-to’s > [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2): > > Using other hard drives (Windows or Linux) with PMS This How-To is written to help with Internal and External drives. It also is written to demonstrate how to cope with NTFS and EXT4 formatted drives. By logical extension, any format supported by Linux can be handled using the technique shown here. In all cases, the goal is to give user plex permission to read your media files which Linux doesn’t allow by default due to its strict security model. We will walk through the steps needed … > [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2): > > Using other hard drives (Windows or Linux) with PMS This How-To is written to help with Internal and External drives. It also is written to demonstrate how to cope with NTFS and EXT4 formatted drives. By logical extension, any format supported by Linux can be handled using the technique shown here. In all cases, the goal is to give user plex permission to read your media files which Linux doesn’t allow by default due to its strict security model. We will walk through the steps needed … For Network media > [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/5): > > Mounting NFS network shares for Plex use The basic checklist Prepare the NAS: Create a ‘mount point’ directory structure on your Linux machine which will be where all your media shares are grafted and made available for Plex use. Create an entry in /etc/fstab for each share you wish to mount. Mount and debug as needed A. Prepare the NAS. This is unique to each NAS. In general, you only need grant read permission. Should you desire Read/Write for yourself, we will allow for it On Lin… > [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/4): > > Mounting CIFS + SMB network shares for Plex use The basic checklist Prepare the NAS Create the CIFS/SMB credentials file for use in /etc/fstab Create a ‘mount point’ directory structure on your Linux machine which will be where all your media shares are grafted and made available for Plex use. Create an entry in /etc/fstab for each share you wish to mount. Mount and debug as needed A. Prepare the NAS. This is unique to each NAS. In general, you only need grant read permission. Should … Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have more questions. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-doesnt-see-subdirectories-ubuntu/928709)._