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@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ and User C cannot edit the Notebook.  Only User A can make changes.
       
 #. **Change group ownership** of the new folder
 
-  .. code-block:: bash
+   .. code-block:: bash
       
-     sudo chown  root:jupyterhub-users /srv/scratch
+      sudo chown  root:jupyterhub-users /srv/scratch
       
 #. **Change default permissions to use group**.  The default permissions for new 
    sub-directories uses the global umask (``drwxr-sr-x``), the ``chmod g+s`` tells