Re: [iT6.5]Ownership/permissions nightmare

[cw@xxxxxxxxxx]

> I use super get info from bare bones (makers of bbedit) to select 
> the folder, change the owner to their ftp username, the guest to 
> ftpguest.  click on the buttons that make it save the permissions 
> for all files and folders within.  You'll then have to adjust the 
> cgi folder if you let them have their own in that directory.

Same here...

> Now all the files are owned by them and can be edited/accessed.  Any 
> new files uploaded will have the proper permissions.

....until they upload again. :-/

> On Dec 14, 2003, at 5:21 PM, maloner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 09:09:43 -0800 cw@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > The basic problem is that clients can't access their own files
> > > uploaded via ftp... The files seem to go up as 664 root/ftpguest [and
> > > it varies sometimes]. I've created various groups, and added clients
> > > to the groups... I found nothing useful in the archives - nothing
> > > seems to help.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions before I loose the client?
> > > --
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Chris
> > > E-Wave
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