Re: fix permissions on osx ...
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 57915
interpreted = N
texte = On 19 May 2004, at 04:39, Kenneth Grome wrote: >>> On 18 May 2004, at 14:52, Kenneth Grome wrote: >>> >>>> I've moved one of my domains to OSX running v6 (the FTP server is >>>> Rumpus) and I've run into a little permissions problem: >>>> >>>> When I upload a db file via FTP it seems that webdna cannot write >>>> to this file. It can search the db, and it can close and delete >>>> the db file -- but it cannot do a replace. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to fix this by changing the FTP settings in Rumpus, >>>> or do I need to do something else? >>> >>> This can be set in Rumpus. In the account settings there are >>> permission options... >>> >>> Uploaded Files: >>> Save With Custom Permissions/Owner Y/N >>> Owner: R/W, R, None >>> Group: R/W, R, None >>> Other: R/W, R, None >>> Owner Name: [textfield] >>> Set Owner To Parent Folder Owner Y/N >>> > Okay here's what I did for anyone who might be interested: > > I logged into the server via Timbuktu, then I went to the Rumpus > "Setup" menu and selected "Define Users" then I clicked on my account > name in the list, and the window displayed my current settings. > > Then I clicked the "Security" tab and I could see that "Save Files > With Custom Permissions" was unchecked, so I checked it. This > activated the three drop-down menus for Owner, Group and Everyone. > > Only Owner was set to "Read & Write", the other two were only set to > "Read" so I set all three to "Read & Write". I did not enter anything > into the "Owner Name" field because I didn't know what to enter, nor > did I check the box next to "Set Owner To Parent Folder Owner" because > I didn't know if that was necessary either. > > Then I saved my changes and upload a new db file via FTP, and I was > pleasantly surprised to learn that webdna was able to write to the db > file I just uploaded. So it seems that my changes solved the problem. Sorry for the delay Ken, time zones and all that. This solved the problem as now everyone has read and write access and so by default WebDNA does too, but this may open up security issues. On Mac OS X WebDNA runs as www by default ("nobody" that you mentioned in the other post is on another OS). Ideally you should set it back how it was, Owner to "Read & Write", the other two to "Read", and then add www in the owner name field... Uploaded Files: Save With Custom Permissions/Owner: Y (checked) Owner: R/W Group: R Other: R Owner Name: www Set Owner To Parent Folder Owner: N (unchecked) Cheers Paul ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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On 19 May 2004, at 04:39, Kenneth Grome wrote: >>> On 18 May 2004, at 14:52, Kenneth Grome wrote: >>> >>>> I've moved one of my domains to OSX running v6 (the FTP server is >>>> Rumpus) and I've run into a little permissions problem: >>>> >>>> When I upload a db file via FTP it seems that webdna cannot write >>>> to this file. It can search the db, and it can close and delete >>>> the db file -- but it cannot do a replace. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to fix this by changing the FTP settings in Rumpus, >>>> or do I need to do something else? >>> >>> This can be set in Rumpus. In the account settings there are >>> permission options... >>> >>> Uploaded Files: >>> Save With Custom Permissions/Owner Y/N >>> Owner: R/W, R, None >>> Group: R/W, R, None >>> Other: R/W, R, None >>> Owner Name: [textfield] >>> Set Owner To Parent Folder Owner Y/N >>> > Okay here's what I did for anyone who might be interested: > > I logged into the server via Timbuktu, then I went to the Rumpus > "Setup" menu and selected "Define Users" then I clicked on my account > name in the list, and the window displayed my current settings. > > Then I clicked the "Security" tab and I could see that "Save Files > With Custom Permissions" was unchecked, so I checked it. This > activated the three drop-down menus for Owner, Group and Everyone. > > Only Owner was set to "Read & Write", the other two were only set to > "Read" so I set all three to "Read & Write". I did not enter anything > into the "Owner Name" field because I didn't know what to enter, nor > did I check the box next to "Set Owner To Parent Folder Owner" because > I didn't know if that was necessary either. > > Then I saved my changes and upload a new db file via FTP, and I was > pleasantly surprised to learn that webdna was able to write to the db > file I just uploaded. So it seems that my changes solved the problem. Sorry for the delay Ken, time zones and all that. This solved the problem as now everyone has read and write access and so by default WebDNA does too, but this may open up security issues. On Mac OS X WebDNA runs as www by default ("nobody" that you mentioned in the other post is on another OS). Ideally you should set it back how it was, Owner to "Read & Write", the other two to "Read", and then add www in the owner name field... Uploaded Files: Save With Custom Permissions/Owner: Y (checked) Owner: R/W Group: R Other: R Owner Name: www Set Owner To Parent Folder Owner: N (unchecked) Cheers Paul ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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