Re: [WebDNA] Permission Settings
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Kenneth Grome wrote: >> So, one way for Ken to perhaps fix his issue is to set >> the umask to the desired octal complement: >> >> umask 002 > > Actually I changed my /etc/profile umask entry to 002 when I > setup the server last month, so the problem I posted here > the other day came about long after this change had already > been made. > > In other words, you had a good thought here Donovan, and if > I had not already done this I would certainly try it. But > since it didn't work for me it may not help others much > either, at least on Ubuntu since that's the OS I'm running > WebDNA on right now. > > I can probably use a shell script to fix this problem if it > ever becomes a major issue. But I was really shocked to > learn that even after setting the permissions I wanted in my > WebCatalog Prefs file, WebDNA was apparently ignoring those > permissions! Not really Ken, it uses them, as you noted in your original post. Perhaps aspects do not work in how you assume. If you read my post, I stated that different distros do different things. for example, I believe Ubuntu has multiple .profile files... which may affect your umask setting. Though I don't know if that is your problem or not, just be aware that you are in a new environment and need to learn about it... especially before assuming things. Also, I don't know what you are doing exactly and if this applies, but FYI, umask is a 'subtractive' setting.. meaning, depending on what your perms are set at originally, it can only subtract to the desired settings. (it can't set perms explicitly) Like I said, we'll look into this further when priorities permit, but for now, you have options to reach your desired goals. Donovan -- Donovan Brooke WebDNA Software Corporation http://www.webdna.us **[Square Bracket Utopia]**
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Kenneth Grome wrote: >> So, one way for Ken to perhaps fix his issue is to set >> the umask to the desired octal complement: >> >> umask 002 > > Actually I changed my /etc/profile umask entry to 002 when I > setup the server last month, so the problem I posted here > the other day came about long after this change had already > been made. > > In other words, you had a good thought here Donovan, and if > I had not already done this I would certainly try it. But > since it didn't work for me it may not help others much > either, at least on Ubuntu since that's the OS I'm running > WebDNA on right now. > > I can probably use a shell script to fix this problem if it > ever becomes a major issue. But I was really shocked to > learn that even after setting the permissions I wanted in my > WebCatalog Prefs file, WebDNA was apparently ignoring those > permissions! Not really Ken, it uses them, as you noted in your original post. Perhaps aspects do not work in how you assume. If you read my post, I stated that different distros do different things. for example, I believe Ubuntu has multiple .profile files... which may affect your umask setting. Though I don't know if that is your problem or not, just be aware that you are in a new environment and need to learn about it... especially before assuming things. Also, I don't know what you are doing exactly and if this applies, but FYI, umask is a 'subtractive' setting.. meaning, depending on what your perms are set at originally, it can only subtract to the desired settings. (it can't set perms explicitly) Like I said, we'll look into this further when priorities permit, but for now, you have options to reach your desired goals. Donovan -- Donovan Brooke WebDNA Software Corporation http://www.webdna.us **[Square Bracket Utopia]**
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