diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddc1129..96c7838 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ Copy a file from one node to another node.
         "fileName": "copy.log",
         "toNodes": ["central"],
         "method":"REQCopySrc",
-        "methodArgs": ["./testbinary","ship1","./testbinary-copied","500000","20","0700"],
+        "methodArgs": ["./testbinary","ship1","./testbinary-copied","500000","20","0770"],
         "methodTimeout": 10,
         "replyMethod":"REQToConsole"
     }
diff --git a/central_auth_acl_handling.go b/central_auth_acl_handling.go
index 191dd6e..7c44029 100644
--- a/central_auth_acl_handling.go
+++ b/central_auth_acl_handling.go
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func (c *centralAuth) aclDeleteSource(host Node, source Node) error {
 func (c *centralAuth) generateACLsForAllNodes() error {
 	// We first one to save the current main ACLMap.
 	func() {
-		fh, err := os.OpenFile(c.accessLists.schemaMain.ACLMapFilePath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC|os.O_RDWR, 0600)
+		fh, err := os.OpenFile(c.accessLists.schemaMain.ACLMapFilePath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC|os.O_RDWR, 0660)
 		if err != nil {
 			er := fmt.Errorf("error: generateACLsForAllNodes: opening file for writing: %v, err: %v", c.accessLists.schemaMain.ACLMapFilePath, err)
 			log.Printf("%v\n", er)
diff --git a/central_auth_key_handling.go b/central_auth_key_handling.go
index ab69bf6..8d1cc11 100644
--- a/central_auth_key_handling.go
+++ b/central_auth_key_handling.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func newPKI(configuration *Configuration, errorKernel *errorKernel) *pki {
 	databaseFilepath := filepath.Join(configuration.DatabaseFolder, "auth.db")
 
 	// Open the database file for persistent storage of public keys.
-	db, err := bolt.Open(databaseFilepath, 0600, nil)
+	db, err := bolt.Open(databaseFilepath, 0660, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error: failed to open db: %v\n", err)
 		return &p
diff --git a/configuration_flags.go b/configuration_flags.go
index 30f92c5..d297d78 100644
--- a/configuration_flags.go
+++ b/configuration_flags.go
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ func (c *Configuration) ReadConfigFile(configFolder string) (Configuration, erro
 		return Configuration{}, fmt.Errorf("error: no config file found %v: %v", fPath, err)
 	}
 
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(fPath, os.O_RDONLY, 0600)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(fPath, os.O_RDONLY, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Configuration{}, fmt.Errorf("error: ReadConfigFile: failed to open file: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ func (c *Configuration) ReadConfigFile(configFolder string) (Configuration, erro
 // directory for the config file does not exist it will be created.
 func (c *Configuration) WriteConfigFile() error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(c.ConfigFolder); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(c.ConfigFolder, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(c.ConfigFolder, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to create config directory %v: %v", c.ConfigFolder, err)
 		}
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ func (c *Configuration) WriteConfigFile() error {
 
 	fp := filepath.Join(c.ConfigFolder, "config.toml")
 
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(fp, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(fp, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: WriteConfigFile: failed to open file: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/message_readers.go b/message_readers.go
index 0d0226b..a26f4fa 100644
--- a/message_readers.go
+++ b/message_readers.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (s *server) getFilePaths(dirName string) ([]string, error) {
 
 	// Check if the startup folder exist.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dirPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(dirPath, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(dirPath, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			er := fmt.Errorf("error: failed to create startup folder: %v", err)
 			return nil, er
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (s *server) readSocket() {
 func (s *server) readFolder() {
 	// Check if the startup folder exist.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(s.configuration.ReadFolder); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(s.configuration.ReadFolder, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(s.configuration.ReadFolder, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			er := fmt.Errorf("error: failed to create readfolder folder: %v", err)
 			log.Printf("%v\n", er)
diff --git a/node_auth.go b/node_auth.go
index d67f49e..716451f 100644
--- a/node_auth.go
+++ b/node_auth.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (n *nodeAcl) loadFromFile() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	fh, err := os.OpenFile(n.filePath, os.O_RDONLY, 0600)
+	fh, err := os.OpenFile(n.filePath, os.O_RDONLY, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to open acl file: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (n *nodeAcl) loadFromFile() error {
 // saveToFile will save the acl to file for persistent storage.
 // An error is returned if it fails.
 func (n *nodeAcl) saveToFile() error {
-	fh, err := os.OpenFile(n.filePath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
+	fh, err := os.OpenFile(n.filePath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to acl file: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (p *publicKeys) loadFromFile() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	fh, err := os.OpenFile(p.filePath, os.O_RDONLY, 0600)
+	fh, err := os.OpenFile(p.filePath, os.O_RDONLY, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to open public keys file: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (p *publicKeys) loadFromFile() error {
 // saveToFile will save all the public kets to file for persistent storage.
 // An error is returned if it fails.
 func (p *publicKeys) saveToFile() error {
-	fh, err := os.OpenFile(p.filePath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
+	fh, err := os.OpenFile(p.filePath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to open public keys file: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (p *publicKeys) saveToFile() error {
 func (n *nodeAuth) loadSigningKeys() error {
 	// Check if folder structure exist, if not create it.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(n.SignKeyFolder); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(n.SignKeyFolder, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(n.SignKeyFolder, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			er := fmt.Errorf("error: failed to create directory for signing keys : %v", err)
 			return er
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func (n *nodeAuth) loadSigningKeys() error {
 
 // writeSigningKey will write the base64 encoded signing key to file.
 func (n *nodeAuth) writeSigningKey(realPath string, keyB64 string) error {
-	fh, err := os.OpenFile(realPath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
+	fh, err := os.OpenFile(realPath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		er := fmt.Errorf("error: failed to open key file for writing: %v", err)
 		return er
diff --git a/requests_copy.go b/requests_copy.go
index c669482..65a5242 100644
--- a/requests_copy.go
+++ b/requests_copy.go
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ func copyDstSubProcFunc(proc process, cia copyInitialData, message Message, canc
 
 		// Open a tmp folder for where to write the received chunks
 		tmpFolder := filepath.Join(proc.configuration.SocketFolder, cia.DstFile+"-"+cia.UUID)
-		err = os.Mkdir(tmpFolder, 0700)
+		err = os.Mkdir(tmpFolder, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			er := fmt.Errorf("copyDstProcSubFunc: create tmp folder for copying failed: %v", err)
 			proc.errorKernel.errSend(proc, message, er)
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ func copyDstSubProcFunc(proc process, cia copyInitialData, message Message, canc
 				case copyData:
 					err := func() error {
 						filePath := filepath.Join(tmpFolder, strconv.Itoa(csa.ChunkNumber)+"."+cia.UUID)
-						fh, err := os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_TRUNC|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0600)
+						fh, err := os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_TRUNC|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0660)
 						if err != nil {
 							er := fmt.Errorf("error: copyDstSubProcFunc: open destination chunk file for writing failed: %v", err)
 							return er
diff --git a/requests_file_handling.go b/requests_file_handling.go
index 8dbcc9b..18cd0ed 100644
--- a/requests_file_handling.go
+++ b/requests_file_handling.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (m methodREQToFileAppend) handler(proc process, message Message, node strin
 
 	// Check if folder structure exist, if not create it.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(folderTree); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			er := fmt.Errorf("error: methodREQToFileAppend: failed to create toFileAppend directory tree:%v, subject: %v, %v", folderTree, proc.subject, err)
 			proc.errorKernel.errSend(proc, message, er)
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (m methodREQToFileAppend) handler(proc process, message Message, node strin
 
 	// Open file and write data.
 	file := filepath.Join(folderTree, fileName)
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0600)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		er := fmt.Errorf("error: methodREQToFileAppend.handler: failed to open file: %v, %v", file, err)
 		proc.errorKernel.errSend(proc, message, er)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (m methodREQToFile) handler(proc process, message Message, node string) ([]
 
 	// Check if folder structure exist, if not create it.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(folderTree); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			er := fmt.Errorf("error: methodREQToFile failed to create toFile directory tree: subject:%v, folderTree: %v, %v", proc.subject, folderTree, err)
 			proc.errorKernel.errSend(proc, message, er)
diff --git a/requests_std.go b/requests_std.go
index c3aaae7..9a6e779 100644
--- a/requests_std.go
+++ b/requests_std.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (m methodREQHello) handler(proc process, message Message, node string) ([]b
 
 	// Check if folder structure exist, if not create it.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(folderTree); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error: failed to create errorLog directory tree %v: %v", folderTree, err)
 		}
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func (m methodREQHello) handler(proc process, message Message, node string) ([]b
 
 	// Open file and write data.
 	file := filepath.Join(folderTree, fileName)
-	//f, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0600)
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_TRUNC|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0600)
+	//f, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0660)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_TRUNC|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0660)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		er := fmt.Errorf("error: methodREQHello.handler: failed to open file: %v", err)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (m methodREQErrorLog) handler(proc process, message Message, node string) (
 
 	// Check if folder structure exist, if not create it.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(folderTree); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error: failed to create errorLog directory tree %v: %v", folderTree, err)
 		}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (m methodREQErrorLog) handler(proc process, message Message, node string) (
 
 	// Open file and write data.
 	file := filepath.Join(folderTree, fileName)
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0600)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(file, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		er := fmt.Errorf("error: methodREQErrorLog.handler: failed to open file: %v", err)
 		return nil, er
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (m methodREQPing) handler(proc process, message Message, node string) ([]by
 
 	// Check if folder structure exist, if not create it.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(folderTree); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			er := fmt.Errorf("error: methodREQPing.handler: failed to create toFile directory tree: %v, %v", folderTree, err)
 			proc.errorKernel.errSend(proc, message, er)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (m methodREQPong) handler(proc process, message Message, node string) ([]by
 
 	// Check if folder structure exist, if not create it.
 	if _, err := os.Stat(folderTree); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(folderTree, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			er := fmt.Errorf("error: methodREQPong.handler: failed to create toFile directory tree %v: %v", folderTree, err)
 			proc.errorKernel.errSend(proc, message, er)
diff --git a/requests_test.go b/requests_test.go
index 036fdeb..337ddb1 100644
--- a/requests_test.go
+++ b/requests_test.go
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func TestRequest(t *testing.T) {
 func checkREQTailFileTest(stewardServer *server, conf *Configuration, t *testing.T, tmpDir string) error {
 	// Create a file with some content.
 	fp := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test.file")
-	fh, err := os.OpenFile(fp, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0600)
+	fh, err := os.OpenFile(fp, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf(" * failed: unable to open temporary file: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ func checkREQCopySrc(stewardServer *server, conf *Configuration, t *testing.T, t
 		// Create a file with some content.
 		srcFileName := fmt.Sprintf("copysrc%v.file", i)
 		srcfp := filepath.Join(tmpDir, srcFileName)
-		fh, err := os.OpenFile(srcfp, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0600)
+		fh, err := os.OpenFile(srcfp, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_SYNC, 0660)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf(" \U0001F631  [FAILED]	: checkREQCopySrc: unable to open temporary file: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/ringbuffer.go b/ringbuffer.go
index a123072..26c01a1 100644
--- a/ringbuffer.go
+++ b/ringbuffer.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func newringBuffer(ctx context.Context, metrics *metrics, configuration *Configu
 
 	// Check if socket folder exists, if not create it
 	if _, err := os.Stat(configuration.DatabaseFolder); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(configuration.DatabaseFolder, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(configuration.DatabaseFolder, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error: failed to create database directory %v: %v\n", configuration.DatabaseFolder, err)
 			os.Exit(1)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func newringBuffer(ctx context.Context, metrics *metrics, configuration *Configu
 	var db *bolt.DB
 	if configuration.RingBufferPersistStore {
 		var err error
-		db, err = bolt.Open(DatabaseFilepath, 0600, nil)
+		db, err = bolt.Open(DatabaseFilepath, 0660, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("error: failed to open db: %v\n", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func (r *ringBuffer) dbUpdate(db *bolt.DB, bucket string, key string, value []by
 func (r *ringBuffer) startPermanentStore(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	storeFile := filepath.Join(r.configuration.DatabaseFolder, "store.log")
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(storeFile, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0600)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(storeFile, os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error: startPermanentStore: failed to open file: %v\n", err)
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/main.go b/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/main.go
index cb5273a..5a08ba0 100644
--- a/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/main.go
+++ b/scripts/steward/create-docker-compose-files/main.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func generateNkeys(fileDir string) error {
 }
 
 func writekey(fileName string, b []byte) error {
-	fh, err := os.OpenFile(fileName, os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC|os.O_RDWR, 0600)
+	fh, err := os.OpenFile(fileName, os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC|os.O_RDWR, 0660)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error: failed to open create/open file for writing: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 95f96f3..5a359b6 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func NewServer(configuration *Configuration, version string) (*server, error) {
 
 	// Check if tmp folder for socket exists, if not create it
 	if _, err := os.Stat(configuration.SocketFolder); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		err := os.MkdirAll(configuration.SocketFolder, 0700)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(configuration.SocketFolder, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			cancel()
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error: failed to create socket folder directory %v: %v", configuration.SocketFolder, err)
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func NewServer(configuration *Configuration, version string) (*server, error) {
 		if configuration.SubscribersDataFolder == "" {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error: subscribersDataFolder value is empty, you need to provide the config or the flag value at startup %v: %v", configuration.SubscribersDataFolder, err)
 		}
-		err := os.Mkdir(configuration.SubscribersDataFolder, 0700)
+		err := os.Mkdir(configuration.SubscribersDataFolder, 0770)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error: failed to create data folder directory %v: %v", configuration.SubscribersDataFolder, err)
 		}
diff --git a/tui.go b/tui.go
index d85d2a9..64cf682 100644
--- a/tui.go
+++ b/tui.go
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ func (t *tui) messageSlide(app *tview.Application) tview.Primitive {
 			}
 
 			if _, err := os.Stat(messageFolder); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-				err := os.MkdirAll(messageFolder, 0700)
+				err := os.MkdirAll(messageFolder, 0770)
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Fprintf(p.logForm, "error: failed to create messages folder: %v\n", err)
 					return