OK - odd. Now I can run the original command: chmod -R a+rwX webroot/media/transfer
...so it seems that not running chmod a+rwX webroot/media/transfer ... first stopped it from working. <Confused face> Jeremy Burns Class Outfit Tel: +44 (0) 208 123 3822 Mob: +44 (0) 7973 481949 Skype: jeremy_burns http://www.classoutfit.com On 1 Nov 2011, at 11:20, Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit wrote: > chmod a+rwX webroot/media/transfer > > ...runs without error and set the permissions for the media/transfer > directory. > > Jeremy Burns > Class Outfit > > http://www.classoutfit.com > > On 1 Nov 2011, at 11:02, Ma'moon wrote: > >> Will you try without -R option >> >> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> /Sites/mysitename/app >> >> >> Jeremy Burns >> Class Outfit >> >> http://www.classoutfit.com >> >> On 1 Nov 2011, at 10:33, Ma'moon wrote: >> >>> Are you executing the command from the directory that contains the webroot >>> folder?, please run pwd to make sure of the location that you are executing >>> this command from >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Running that command from app I get: >>> >>> chmod: -R: No such file or directory >>> >>> chmod a+rwX webroot/media/{transfer,filter} -R >>> >>> ... returns the same result too. >>> >>> The directories do exist. >>> >>> Jeremy Burns >>> Class Outfit >>> >>> Tel: +44 (0) 208 123 3822 >>> Mob: +44 (0) 7973 481949 >>> Skype: jeremy_burns >>> http://www.classoutfit.com >>> >>> >>> Jeremy Burns >>> Class Outfit >>> >>> http://www.classoutfit.com >>> >>> On 1 Nov 2011, at 10:02, Ma'moon wrote: >>> >>>> try this chmod a+rwX -R webroot/media/{transfer,filter} >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Jeremy Burns >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I'm a GUI man me. CLI stuff just makes me go blank. It's like staring >>>> into a black hole. Give me something I can point at and click and I'm >>>> a happy man. >>>> >>>> I'm following the tutorial for setting up David Persson's media >>>> plugin. Each time I run this: >>>> >>>> chmod -R a+rwX webroot/media/{transfer,filter} >>>> >>>> ... in Terminal I get this error: >>>> >>>> chmod: Invalid file mode: -R >>>> >>>> I have Googled but can't find the answer. 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