chmod -R g+rx "$chow_path"
# walk backwards up the path and fix perms.
while [[ $chow_path != $HOME ]]; do
-echo chow path is now $chow_path
+#echo chow path is now $chow_path
chmod g+rx "$chow_path"
test_or_die "Failed to add group permissions on the path: $chow_path"
# reassert the user's ownership of any directories we might have just created.