primm wrote: > On Friday 28 September 2007 22:44, Sloan wrote: >> primm wrote: >>> I created a user ftpadmin and a group ftpadmin. I made ftpadmin's home >>> folder /srv/www/htdocs >>> >>> everything under /htdocs is owned by ftpadmin:ftpadmin >>> >>> I can now ftp remotely to the /htdocs folder. No problem >>> >>> Having made these changes I can no longer see any web pages. >>> >>> What do I need to do to be able to both ftp and see webpages? Who has to >>> own what? >> chgrp -R www /srv/www/htdocs >> chmod -R g+rx /srv/www/htdocs >> >> Joe > > OK. I can now both use ftp and see web pages. Brilliant. Saved me loads time. > > Just one more question. /srv/www/htdocs is now (user:group) ftpadmin:www > > Is that correct? Or doesn't it matter.
That is indeed the setup I recommend for your situation - there may be other configurations that may seem to work, but this is the most straightforward approach that comes to mind. Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
