Right. So, yes, you should just drop the request about file permissions. I think there are some open source "download managers" out there. I forget the keyword you would use to find them. Basically, they are PHP/Perl applications which sit in front of files and allow users to download a file based on a login, unique URL which expires, etc.
-- Puryear Information Technology, LLC Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 http://www.puryear-it.com Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices Identity Management, LDAP, and Linux Integration mat branyon wrote: > I think that what I am looking for is a web based file manager > > I am not worried about filesystem permissions, but about which http > users have access to which files... > > On Feb 6, 2008 6:53 PM, Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> It sounds to me that you may not be defining what you need very well. Do >> you mean this: We want a way to control who can download certain files. >> Is that an accurate statement? If so, there are far better ways than >> worrying about "file system permissions". >> >> -- >> Puryear Information Technology, LLC >> Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 >> http://www.puryear-it.com >> >> Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" >> http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices >> >> Identity Management, LDAP, and Linux Integration >> >> >> >> mat branyon wrote: >>> Hi from Colorado, >>> >>> I am looking for an webapp that would allow someone to manage user >>> permissions to certain directories. We are trying to get rid of our >>> ftp downloads, and move to an http method. We would like to be able >>> to manage user permissions to certain directories (so a client would >>> only be able to download files that they have licenses to). >>> >>> I have no idea what this webapp would be called, and I am fairly >>> awkward and describing it as well. Can anyone point me in the right >>> direction? >>> >>> --mat >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> General mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
