Which permissions file to edit?

I have a Minecraft server on 1.14.4 with PermissionsEx and want to edit the permissions.yml file. However, I have two of them on my server. One is in the main directory (Bukkit folder) and one in the PermissionsEx folder. Whenever I edit the permissions file from the permisson sex folder, the plugin no longer works. Can someone help me there?

If you are not using a plugin, then the standard permissions.yml

if you are using a plugin, edit the file from the plugin. Maybe you have a syntax error that doesn't work anymore?

That can be good, I don't know exactly how to edit it and can't find a reasonable template

Try Notepad ++. I always work with that. It also shows you everything reasonably.

https://bukkit.org/threads/permissionsex-working-basic-template.90476/ here is a basic template.

Syntax errors too?

No, you have to find it yourself. With lua, for example, it shows me syntax errors, but I haven't seen that with the permission files

OK thank you

Are you sure you should make a server when you're overwhelmed?

You use a separate plugin to manage the permissions. So of course you use permissions.yml in the folder of the plugin.

Ok, thanks, it's just a private server for friends

Oh okay sorry, I always forget that there are people who only set up a server for close friends.

When I hear Minecraft servers and permissions / plugins, I immediately think of public servers