Thanks Judd, The thing is, I want apache (nobody) to be able to edit his own files, but not the ones created by the ftp user! So the permission should look like: 775 (for apache created files) I'm assuming. Now I'm assuming that the directory permission should change to 775 also... ALSO... Do I need the execute permission (user or group)? Now apache creates the files with 644! I figured out how to change the group for the new created files by apache (in httpd.conf), but from where can I set up the permission to 664 instead of 644? Regards, Marius Judd Pickell wrote: > Okay, you don't want a valid user for nobody account. The reason it is > nobody is for system protection (since it doesn't exist and basically > only has access to apache files). > > The basics of what you want to do is pretty simple, however I don't > know all the steps. The basics are: > > 1) create a group that will have the ability to read/write the files > in question. > 2) Assign the ftp user account to the group. > 3) Modify Apache's config so that it creates files with a 575 > permission instead of the normal 655. > 4) Modify Apache's config so that it creates files with the > owner/group of nobody/ > 5) chown the current directory to the nobody/ > 6) chmod the current directory to 575 > 7) Modify the ftp users' config so that it creates files/folders with > the group id of the > > Basically the ftp user can do anything with the files in question. The > apache can only create the files, but can not modify them (r-xrwxr-x) > and can display them. I hope this helps.. :) > > Sincerely, > Judd Pickell > > > On 12/6/06, *Marius Toma* > wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I'm new to linux so do not kill me! > > This is what I want if is possible: > I want to be able to create a new user that can overwrite nobody's > (apache user) files, but I don't want nobody to change the files > that I > created with the new user! > > The situation: > I have a website, that has an online editor so I can edit/create html > files. I want with the new user to be able to edit these files > (Ex: via > FTP, ssh) , but also upload new ones that can not be editable via the > online editor > > How should the UID/GID look like for the new user? > > I created a new user and gave him the same UID as nobody (so I can > make > the changes I want, for now)... but is not what I want! > > Thanks, > Marius > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss