Re: writefile on OSX
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 59476
interpreted = N
texte = Security will not be a problem in this case, as it is an intranet and the file to be written is just for a spool folder for a printer. Anyway, thank you for those wise advices and true, i should have warned in my summary. chris On Sep 23, 2004, at 11:00, devaulw@onebox.com wrote: > This advice is absolutely correct. You should think about security > before setting a 777 permissions level. If only webdna or apache > needs the file, then change the owner (chown) to www or apache as > appropriate for your OS. Then set permissions (chmod) so that the > owner can read/write and others can only read (or not). Look for a > basic book on Unix or check online for an appropriate site. > > Others are always trying to hack into your server and only need one > slightly cracked door to enter. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Clint Davis
> Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:14:07 -0500 > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Subject: Re: writefile on OSX > > You may not want to use 777 permissions for security reasons. The > directory > where you're trying to put the file just needs write permissions for > the www > user. Example: if the file is owned by www, you could simply make the > permissions 644. > > > On 9/23/04 6:56 AM, "Christophe Billiottet" wrote: > >> So, here a summary for OSX: >> - first, Allow 'Absolute Path' in Preferences >> - then chmod 777 the directory where you want to write the file >> - the command is [writefile >> file=*/absolute/path/to/directory/file&secure=F]test[/writefile] >> >> it worked like a charm! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Security will not be a problem in this case, as it is an intranet and the file to be written is just for a spool folder for a printer. Anyway, thank you for those wise advices and true, i should have warned in my summary. chris On Sep 23, 2004, at 11:00, devaulw@onebox.com wrote: > This advice is absolutely correct. You should think about security > before setting a 777 permissions level. If only webdna or apache > needs the file, then change the owner (chown) to www or apache as > appropriate for your OS. Then set permissions (chmod) so that the > owner can read/write and others can only read (or not). Look for a > basic book on Unix or check online for an appropriate site. > > Others are always trying to hack into your server and only need one > slightly cracked door to enter. > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Clint Davis > Sent: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:14:07 -0500 > To: "WebDNA Talk" > Subject: Re: writefile on OSX > > You may not want to use 777 permissions for security reasons. The > directory > where you're trying to put the file just needs write permissions for > the www > user. Example: if the file is owned by www, you could simply make the > permissions 644. > > > On 9/23/04 6:56 AM, "Christophe Billiottet" wrote: > >> So, here a summary for OSX: >> - first, Allow 'Absolute Path' in Preferences >> - then chmod 777 the directory where you want to write the file >> - the command is [writefile >> file=*/absolute/path/to/directory/file&secure=F]test[/writefile] >> >> it worked like a charm! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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