MAJOR Putty bug

2009-06-15 Thread Derrick Manor
I am using, or trying to use Putty to change a file ownership on an Apache server. However, the chown command does not work. Tells me there is no such directory or file Just wanted to let you know so you can fix it. i will check for an update soon.. thanks. Derrick Manor

Re: MAJOR Putty bug

2009-06-15 Thread Philip Rowlands
On Mon, 15 Jun 2009, Derrick Manor wrote: I am using, or trying to use Putty to change a file ownership on an Apache server. However, the chown command does not work. Tells me there is no such directory or file There's not enough information to tell what's causing the problem here. Please

Can't chmod file (was: MAJOR Putty bug)

2009-06-15 Thread Bob Proulx
Derrick Manor wrote: I am using, or trying to use Putty to change a file ownership on an Apache server. You seem to be confusing putty with chmod. Those utilities are not related to each other. People looking at your subject line will believe that this thread is talking about putty when in

Re: MAJOR Putty bug

2009-06-15 Thread Philip Rowlands
[ re-adding bug-coreutils to keep discussion on-list ] On Mon, 15 Jun 2009, Derrick Manor wrote: sorry: using this basic command: chown username home/username/public_html/path_to_directory You've used example usernames and file paths here. Please give the exact command as it's typed, and