[NBLUG/talk] Permissions question

[Todd Cary]

Mark -

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ServerRoot /etc/httpd or DocumentRoot /home/httpd/html
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ServerRoot /etc/httpd

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DocumentRoot /home/httpd/html

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theApache 1.3* or Apache 2 ??

What ftp server are you using?

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Apache 2.
VsFtp

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Why do you set the group to adm on the brianpics dir, set it to the 
owner and
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If I set the group to the ownder, brianpics, I cannot login.  Why?

Here is the confusing part for me:

The users home directory is /home/httpd/brianpics and the privileges are 
drwxrwxr-- and the directory is owned by brianpics.  The ftp error is 
"500 OOPS: chdir" on attempting login.

chdir from where to where?

Sorry if this has an obvious answer that I am just missing, but......

Todd

Mark Street wrote:

>On Thursday 16 October 2003 13:04, Todd Cary wrote:
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>>I am running Apache and my Web root is
>>/home/httpd/
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>ServerRoot /etc/httpd or DocumentRoot /home/httpd/html
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>Why do you set the group to adm on the brianpics dir, set it to the owner and 
>theApache 1.3* or Apache 2 ??
>What ftp server are you using?
> user private group brianpics.
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>>I want to give a user ftp ability into a Web directory so I create a
>>user, "brianpics" with his home directory, "/home/httpd/brianpics".
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>>The folder is owned by "brianpics" and the group is "adm" with privileges
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>>drwxrwxr--
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>>I cannot remember the parameter in Apache, however it makes it so a user
>>cannot change directories above his.
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>???????  Apache has nothing to do with his ability to place files with ftp or 
>anyother means in his home dir.
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>You might create his home dir in the normal location and set a symbolic link 
>to his picture dir under the web space.
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>You need to relax and let it all soak in a bit.
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>>Here is the problem:  brianpics cannot get into ftp unless I make him a
>>member of "adm".  That I do not want to do.
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>>Am I missing something simple here?
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