diff --git a/examples/USER/atc/elastic/in.no_atoms b/examples/USER/atc/elastic/in.no_atoms
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/atc/elastic/in.no_atoms_cb b/examples/USER/atc/elastic/in.no_atoms_cb
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/atc/elastic/in.no_atoms_cb_linear b/examples/USER/atc/elastic/in.no_atoms_cb_linear
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/atc/molecule/in.polarize b/examples/USER/atc/molecule/in.polarize
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/dpd/dpdrx-shardlow/in.dpdrx-shardlow b/examples/USER/dpd/dpdrx-shardlow/in.dpdrx-shardlow
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/lb/confined_colloid/in.confined_colloids b/examples/USER/lb/confined_colloid/in.confined_colloids
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/lb/dragforce/in.defaultgamma_drag b/examples/USER/lb/dragforce/in.defaultgamma_drag
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/lb/dragforce/in.setgamma_drag b/examples/USER/lb/dragforce/in.setgamma_drag
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/lb/fourspheres/in.fourspheres_default_gamma b/examples/USER/lb/fourspheres/in.fourspheres_default_gamma
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/lb/fourspheres/in.fourspheres_set_gamma b/examples/USER/lb/fourspheres/in.fourspheres_set_gamma
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/lb/microrheology/in.microrheology_default_gamma b/examples/USER/lb/microrheology/in.microrheology_default_gamma
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/lb/microrheology/in.microrheology_set_gamma b/examples/USER/lb/microrheology/in.microrheology_set_gamma
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/lb/planewall/in.planewall_default_gamma b/examples/USER/lb/planewall/in.planewall_default_gamma
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/lb/planewall/in.planewall_set_gamma b/examples/USER/lb/planewall/in.planewall_set_gamma
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/README.md b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/README.md
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/in.silicon b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/Silicon/in.silicon
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/README.md b/examples/USER/phonon/dynamical_matrix_command/python/README.md
old mode 100755
new mode 100644