Shot in the dark here, but maybe check the case on the directory tree the server is trying to save to or that CF has permission to the entire tree path?
Hatton Dave Phipps wrote: >When you try and upload a file you get the following CF error: We are >running CF5Pro on both servers. > >Error Occurred While Processing Request >Error Diagnostic Information > >Error processing CFFILE The directory specified in the DESTINATION >attribute of the CFFILE tag (/home/sites/www.site.info/web/images/) is not >valid. The directory either does not exist or is not accessible by the >ColdFusion service. > >The error occurred while processing an element with a general identifier of >(CFFILE), occupying document position (60:3) to (60:173). > >The error occurred while processing an element with a general identifier of >(CFTHROW), occupying document position (247:11) to (247:73). > >I haven't looked in the logs as yet. Will these tell me something >different from what is written above? > >I keep telling our server admin that it is a permissions issue and he tells >me my code is wrong. I know that the code that works on one server does >not work on the other. Same code different machine. All the permissions >have been set the same on the images directory which has been assigned to a >site-admin group which CF is a member of. As I say this is excatly the >same on both machines yet one simply refuses to work. > >Any ideas? I know very little about Linux and all the permissions issues >that seem to crop up. > >Cheers > >Dave > > > >At 13:16 11/27/2002 +0000, you wrote: > > >>What errors / messages you getting in the logs (cf and OS) ? What version >>of CF.. >> >> >>Justin >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Dave Phipps [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>Sent: 27 November 2002 13:12 >>>To: CF-Linux >>>Subject: File Upload problems - please help!!! >>> >>> >>>Hi, >>> >>>We have two Cobalt servers running their "unique" versions of >>>RedHat and we >>>have a couple of apps that do some file uploads using CFFILE. >>> >>>One server works OK and uploads files everytime. The other server simply >>>will not upload files even though the permissions for CF are the >>>same. We >>>have checked and double checked the permissions on the folders we are >>>uploading to and they are the same for both machines. The code >>>is the same >>>that handles the upload, so where are we going wrong? Is it possible for >>>permissions from higher up to be overriding the permissions on a >>>particular >>>folder so that although it appears to have the correct permissions it >>>actually is being overridden by something higher up the directory tree? >>> >>>Any ideas, as the clients are starting to get a little miffed to >>>say the least. >>> >>>Cheers >>> >>>Dave >>> >>> >>>============================================ >>>Phipps CF Development >>>Oxford, Oxfordshire. >>>Telephone: +44(0)7718 896696 >>>http://www.phipps-cf.co.uk >>>============================================ >>> >>> >>> >>> > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-linux%40houseoffusion.com/ To Unsubscribe visit http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_linux or send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe' in the body.
