Directory Permissions & SECURITY

[Mike Hoy]

Ok Lisa, sounds good will contact you off list.

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com> wrote:
> If you want Apache to be able to serve those files on your webserver, you
> are going to need to match whatever they are set for via  a good chown/chmod
> to be sure that apache (or nobody) has permissions.
>
> It's generally a BAD IDEA to leave that WEBSERVER directory group (or even
> user) writable.
>
> So, you might use the /tmp directory to upload the files, then move them
> over and chmod/chown to match current permissions using a root or sudo
> account.
>
> If you contact me offline with a directory file example, I can send you the
> command you will need to use.
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> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 14:45:57 -0700
> From: jd at twingeckos.com
> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Directory Permissions
>
> Yes it's chmod.  Generally directories can get 755 and be fine.  If it needs
> more than that (if the web server isn't running as the same user) then 775
> would work.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Mike Hoy <mhoy06 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm pretty new at Linux still and I am confused about directory
> permissions. I'm trying to upload products to our website here at work
> (Linux Server Cent OS). It says a certain directory lacks write
> permissions.
>
> I wanted to see what the permissions were on it so I did a ls -l, but
> that shows the contents of the directory (and it's huge, full of
> images).
>
> Then I want to give write access to that directory. Is it CHMOD that I
> need to use here?
>
> Any feedback appreciated. Gotta get these products uploaded and fast!
>
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